IDAHO FALLS — The Crisis Standards of Care have been activated statewide for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced in a news release Thursday morning that “the massive increase of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization in all areas of the state has exhausted existing resources.” When crisis […]
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Health officials reflect on one year anniversary of coronavirus in Idaho
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Infectious disease specialist Dr. Richard Nathan recalls those early days. When we first had the outbreak, it really started in Ketchum, which became national news, it was a huge super spreader event. Continues Nathan It s been crazy, especially the last oh I guess six months. Because after the first case we started getting more and more cases, and it s been just absolutely crazy. We ve had to make all sorts of emergency plans in the hospitals at the local level and just make adjustments in all of our behavior. And it s been a struggle for a lot of people.
While coronavirus cases have slowed significantly this month in eastern Idaho â with daily case averages declining from the 200s to fewer than 150 over the past week â medical leaders warn that local intensive care units remain stretched near their limits treating mostly COVID-19 patients.
Idaho Falls hospitals, for the most part, still have relatively low ICU capacity and high total COVID-19 patients as they did during the spike in cases after Thanksgiving.
Small private gatherings have been fueling new infections in the region, according to experts who are asking people to stay home for the holidays to avoid overwhelming the health care system.