Idaho’s 2020 record of new cases in one day was on Dec. 9 with 2,298 cases, according to Idaho’s COVID-19 page. 2022 set a new record with 4,537 cases on Jan. 19.
This Friday, Feb. 4, Idaho saw 2,428 new cases. From Jan. 31 – Feb. 4, each day has seen over 2,000 new cases.
Several days in January have seen over 3,000 cases in a day and a few surpassed 4,000, easily beating records set in the first year of the pandemic.
The Argonaut will continue with weekly updates on COVID-19 case numbers, vaccinations and more on both the district and state levels.
Gritman Medical Center
Information comes from Gritman’s weekly press releases. Updated Feb. 2 at 11:59 p.m.
Total admitted positive patients during pandemic: 197
Latah County deaths: 45
Latah County deaths since June 1: 34
Public Health – Idaho North Central District
Data used is from Public Health District 2. The local district consists of Latah, Clearwater, Idaho, Lewis and Nez Perce counties. Updated Feb. 4 at 3 p.m.
Active cases: 4,161
New cases (Feb. 4): 94
Cases this week (Jan. 29- Feb. 4): 718
Fully vaccinated 5+: 46,961 (45%)
Fully vaccinated with a booster: 20,564
Deaths: 269
Statewide
Data is according to Idaho’s COVID-19 page. Updated Feb. 4 at 5 p.m.
New cases (Feb. 4): 2,428
Cases this week (Jan. 29- Feb. 4): 13,620
Fully vaccinated 5+: 912,717 (53%)
Fully vaccinated with a booster: 379,971
Deaths: 4,478
Hospitalized patients: 589 (102 in ICU)
Available ICU beds (Feb. 4): 19
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