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Idaho COVID-19 hospitalizations drop again to October level; state adds 11 more deaths Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 23—Idahos coronavirus situation continues to improve across several metrics as the states vaccination rollout continues. The number of Idahoans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped again to 252 on Wednesday — the fewest people hospitalized since Oct. 20. There were 67 people hospitalized in intensive care units Wednesday, the last day t...

Idaho gets more vaccine doses starting next week; state adds more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases Nicole Foy, Jacob Scholl, and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 16—Despite news that states wont be receiving a promised release of second vaccine doses, Idaho health officials said the state will start receiving a slight increase in the overall number of doses from the federal government next week. Idaho will begin receiving about 950 extra doses starting next week, state health...

Idaho reports more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, 29 new deaths statewide Idaho Statesman and last updated 2021-01-02 17:20:22-05 Idaho reported 827 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus Thursday and 346 probable cases, counting a total of 1,173 new cases reported in one day. The state also reported 29 new deaths related to COVID-19. Ada County confirmed 305 new cases of the virus, bringing the countywide total to 33,196 confirmed infections on Thursday, according to the Idaho Department of...

WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY — The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare gave Idahoans an early Christmas present on Thursday, in the form of its latest report on the state of COVID-19 transmission in the state’s long-term care facilities.  According to the report, case totals had reached 7,491 and 300 facilities were affected. This reflects an additional 292 cases and five new outbreaks reported since the department’s Dec. 18 report. Resolution of outbreaks continues to improve, wi...

Ada, Kootenai counties make up bulk of Idaho’s latest COVID-19 cases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 and last updated 2020-12-24 22:31:04-05 Ada and Kootenai counties accounted for more than half of Idaho’s new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The Gem State reported 855 new confirmed cases and 312 new probable cases for a total 1,167 cases, according to state and public health district data. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 349 new cas...

Idaho hospitals report record COVID-19 cases in ICUs as state begins vaccinations and last updated 2020-12-19 18:54:25-05 As Idaho races to vaccinate health care workers, hospitals reported a record number of COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care this week. A total of 120 COVID-19 patients were in ICUs across the state Tuesday, according to updated data the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported Friday. That number decreased to 118 patients on Wednesday, the last day data from the...