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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. ....
Idahoâs COVID-19 positivity rate drops for third straight week, 7-day average also dips Scripps and last updated 2021-01-28 22:20:20-05 Idahoâs COVID-19 test positivity rate has decreased for the third week in a row. On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported a rate of 8.3% on 29,286 tests for the week of Jan. 17-23. It is the lowest statewide positivity rate since mid-September, but still above the 5% threshold that experts say shows control over the spread of the virus. Idaho hasnât reached a positivity rate below 5% since last June. Five of the stateâs seven public health districts saw a drop in positivity from the previous week. Boise-based Central District Health had the lowest rate, at 6.3%. Southeastern Idaho Public Health was the only district to experience an increase, going from 6.2% to 7.2%. Eastern Idaho Public Healthâs rate remained at 10.1%. Panhandle Health District had the highest rate, at 11.9% ....
Idaho adds over 570 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths, reports fewer hospitalizations Ruth Brown and Jacob Scholl, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 26 Idaho reported 463 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Monday, with 113 new probable cases, and added 16 new deaths and three counties continued to represent the bulk of the additions. COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to dip in the state, and on Friday there were 213 coronavirus patients hospitalized, the lowest number since October, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Ada County reported 103 new confirmed cases Monday, bringing the countywide total to 37,326, according to Health and Welfare. The county also reported four new deaths from COVID-19-related causes. ....
Idaho COVID-19 hospitalizations drop again to October level; state adds 11 more deaths Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 23 Idaho s coronavirus situation continues to improve across several metrics as the state s 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 the data was available. The state s seven-day case average also dropped to October levels at 615.1. Health and Welfare and the state s seven health districts reported 428 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 149 probable cases Friday, for a total count of 577 new cases. ....
Idaho reported fewer than 1,000 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 this weekend, according to data from state and local health officials. ....