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Idaho continues its lull in COVID-19 deaths and reports 105 new cases on Saturday Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman Mar. 7—Editor's note: Following a Central District Health misclassification in Ada County's confirmed case numbers, the Idaho Statesman is now using Idaho Department of Health and Welfare numbers to report combined confirmed and probable cases each day. Idaho reported no new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Saturday and just 105 confirmed and probable cases statewide, according to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare data. To date, 1,879 Idahoans have died of...

Idaho reports just 240 coronavirus cases, no deaths. Meridian has new vaccine clinic Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Mar. 6—Idaho's state health department reported just 240 new coronavirus cases Friday, a total that includes both confirmed and probable cases. Because of a Central District Health misclassification in Ada County's confirmed case count, which the Idaho Statesman had been using, we are altering the way we do daily coronavirus updates. Starting with this update and moving forward, we will be using total case numbers (confirmed and probable com...

Data-entry error results in hundreds of misclassified COVID-19 cases in Ada County Scripps and last updated 2021-03-04 23:57:11-05 Through Thursday, Central District Health was reporting 39,529 confirmed cases and 7,603 probable cases in Ada County. Health and Welfare, however, showed Ada County with 39,988 confirmed cases and 7,165 probable cases. “We recently recognized a data-entry issue wherein some probable cases related to antigen test results were entered into the state’s system by CDH as confirmed,” district spokesperson Christine Myron wrote in an email to the Idaho St...

We Can Make Schools a Force for Climate Action Climate change is not just an environmental crisis but a human crisis. It is an umbrella issue that will impact every facet of society and exacerbate existing problems like inequality and poverty. For us to succeed in tackling this challenge, we all need to determine our responsibility to act—every individual, every community, every organization, and every nation. But this work cannot be done in isolation. It demands that we break down our silos and collaborate on solutions that are meaningful and impactful. To date, the education sector has la...

Idaho officials add 5 COVID-19 deaths, but report fewer than 250 new cases Saturday Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman Feb. 14—Idaho officials reported fewer than 250 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as cases continue to decline across the state. However, five more deaths were reported. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and local health districts reported 191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 58 probable cases, for a total of 249 new cases on Saturday. The bulk of the confirmed cases were in Ada, Canyon and Bannock counties, which reported 64, 2...