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Idaho added only 149 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, continuing a recent trend, but state health experts said the number of variant cases is increasing.
Idaho's COVID-19 vaccine rates still among lowest in the U.S.; state reports 6 deaths Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman May 25—Idaho health officials on Monday reported 329 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths in a state that has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. The 329 new cases reported since Friday are in line with case numbers in recent days, with a quarter of the new cases reported in Ada County (52,644 total). Officials also reported six new deaths related to COVID-19. One new death was reported in each of the following counties: Bannock (110 tot...
May 19—Idaho's daily COVID-19 case count remained low on Tuesday, with the state adding 193 cases, according to data from the Department of Health and Welfare. Idaho's case count has fallen in May. On May 3 the state's moving seven-day average was 186 daily cases. That average has been between 158 and 167 since May 5, according to the data. New cases have yet to fall to levels seen this time ...
Idaho records more than 1,700 new COVID-19 cases -- mostly in two counties Ruth Brown and Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman Dec. 23—Idaho recorded 1,272 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 468 new probable cases, for a total of 1,740 new cases reported in one day. Ada County reported 539 new confirmed cases, bringing the countywide total to 30,562 confirmed infections, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Boise-based Central District Health's data backlog continues to obscure what the county's daily caseload is. Ada has added 349.1 confirmed cases pe...
Ada, Kootenai counties account for half of Idaho's new COVID-19 cases Saturday Chadd Cripe, The Idaho Statesman Dec. 20—Ada and Kootenai counties continued to account for a large percentage of Idaho's new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Ada County added 262 new confirmed coronavirus cases (29,593 total), according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's daily data update. Kootenai County added 91 (10,036 total). The homes of Boise and Coeur d'Alene accounted for roughly half of the state's 704 new confirmed cases. Idaho also added 29 new probable cases Saturday for a total ...