Idahoâs COVID-19 cases continue to decline, but state lags national vaccine pace
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-05-10 21:31:49-04
Idahoâs COVID-19 daily case numbers and seven-day moving average for cases continue to decline, though the state continues to trail the national pace for vaccinations, according to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare data.
Health officials reported 340 new COVID-19 cases for the weekend and Monday, bringing the seven-day moving average of new daily cases down to 157.7. The moving average, which had hovered between 250 and 350 cases per day for several months, has continued to trend downward in recent weeks.
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City of McCall lifts mask mandate; COVID-19 cases still low, but Idaho adds 8 deaths Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman
May 8 The McCall City Council on Thursday lifted the mask mandate that was in effect inside city limits.
The order was expected to expire May 26, but city leaders approved a series of four metrics to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in the area at an April 22 meeting. When three of the four metrics are met, the council can consider terminating the order.
With three of the four metrics satisfied as of Thursday, the council chose to remove the mandate. The four mandates are: biweekly case rates remain in the green zone for four weeks; Valley County vaccine uptake for 16+ years of age reaches at least 65%; Valley County test positivity percentage remains below 5%; at least one dose of vaccine for 65+ across the Central District Health region reaches 75%.
Dr. Steven Nemerson, the chief clinical officer for Saint Alphonsus Health System, said on
Idaho Matters, vaccinating kids is important for both their own health and the community’s health, especially as new virus strains become dominant.
“Not only are they more likely to spread the virus if they re unvaccinated,” Nemerson said, “but they re also more likely to get sick from these mutants that are spreading around now.”
Dr. Kenny Bramwell, the system medical director at St. Luke’s Childrens, said parents should consider getting their kids vaccinated, as it could open more opportunities for them.
“They can, perhaps, participate more fully in summer activities,” he said, “because I’m confident that there will be places they can go or can’t go based on their vaccination status.”
Idaho adds 177 COVID-19 cases; outlook at long-term care facilities keeps improving
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-04-30 23:14:16-04
As Idaho inches closer to having 500,000 residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the state posted its second-lowest weekday case count of 2021.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 177 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The only time this year that fewer cases were reported on a weekday was Feb. 15, when there were 115 new cases, according to data from IDHW.
Idahoâs seven-day moving average sits at 210.4 new cases per day, a decrease of about 87% from a peak of 1,653.3 in mid-December.