Weekly update: Low cases of COVID-19 statewide

April 8’s update with COVID-19 statistics

Since Idaho’s COVID-19 peak on Jan. 19 with 4,537 cases in a day, the state of the pandemic has improved, with April 8 seeing 53 cases. 

Courtesy of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s COVID-19 dashboard

The Argonaut will continue with weekly updates on COVID-19 case numbers, vaccinations and more on both the district and state levels.

University of Idaho

Information comes from University of Idaho’s COVID-19 page.

Reported cases (March 26-April 1): 1

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 April 8 at 3 p.m.

Active cases: 122

New cases (April 8): 2

Cases this week (April 2-8): 16

Fully vaccinated 5+: 47,739 (45%) 

Fully vaccinated with a booster: 21,929

Deaths: 307

Statewide

Data is according to Idaho’s COVID-19 page. Updated April 8 at 5 p.m. 

New cases (April 8): 53

Cases this week (April 2-8): 427

Fully vaccinated 5+: 932,637 (54%)

Fully vaccinated with a booster: 406,906

Deaths: 4,895

Hospitalized patients: 45 (9 in ICU)

Available ICU beds: 59

Haadiya Tariq can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @haadiyatariq

About the Author

Haadiya Tariq I am a senior at the University of Idaho, majoring in journalism and sociology with a minor in international studies. My final year at our publication, I am the Editor in Chief for 2022-2023.

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