Idaho adds fewer than 300 COVID-19 cases Saturday as weekly average falls below 500 Idaho Statesman and last updated 2021-01-31 18:22:29-05 Idahoâs COVID-19 case counts continued to fall Saturday, bringing the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases even lower than in recent days and prompting state health officials to suspend data reporting on Sundays. Statewide, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts reported 229 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, along with 67 probable cases, for a total of 296 cases Saturday. In recent weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped since reaching a peak of more than 1,500 per day in mid-December. By Saturday, the stateâs seven-day moving average of confirmed and probable cases was 479.6 cases per day â the lowest since Oct. 3.