Coronavirus trendline, 1.3.21: Case numbers appear to slow, but deaths creep upward - Idaho EdNews

Coronavirus case numbers appeared to slow again during the final week of 2020.

However, COVID-19 death numbers increased during the holiday week.

As of Saturday evening, the state and its seven health districts reported 142,305 confirmed or probable coronavirus cases. That represents a 5 percent increase from the previous week.

As new case numbers slowed, new hospital and ICU admissions also appeared to slow during the week. This remains a key metric, as state leaders and hospital officials fear a surge of coronavirus cases could overwhelm the health care system.

This week’s numbers are probably incomplete, due to the New Year’s Day holiday. The health districts are not required to report numbers to the state on a daily basis, so some lag in reporting is likely.

Check back Friday evening for a blog post with current numbers.

Here are Saturday’s numbers, and comparisons with the previous week:

Statewide data	Dec. 26	Jan. 2	Change, Dec. 19-26	Change, Dec. 27-Jan. 2
Cases, confirmed and probable	135,886	142,305	7,668	6,419
Total cases, ages 0-4	2,005	2,077	104	72
Total cases, ages 5-12	4,712	4,930	202	218
Total cases, ages 13-17	7,625	7,910	329	285
Total cases, ages 18-29	34,328	35,684	1,727	1,356
Deaths	1,354	1,448	79	94
Patients ever hospitalized	5,392	5,687	306	295
Patients ever admitted to ICU	982	1,024	54	42
Patients recovered, estimated	54,574	60,164	4,660	5,590
Idahoans tested	536,767	548,008	14,850	11,241
Health care workers infected	6,629	7,134	414	505
Vaccine doses administered	9,673	18,527	7,367	8,854
Positive test rate (based on all cases divided by testing numbers, as reported by the state)	25.3 percent	26.0 percent	+0.8 percentage points	+0.7 percentage points

Top 10 counties, by total cases	Dec. 26	Jan. 2	New cases, Dec. 27-Jan. 2	New cases per day, per 100,000 population
Ada	36,438	38,633	2,195	65.1
Canyon	19,903	20,749	846	52.6
Kootenai	11,942	12,822	880	75.9
Bonneville	10,084	10,440	356	42.7
Twin Falls	7,773	7,978	205	33.7
Bannock	6,189	6,482	293	47.7
Madison	5,162	5,266	104	37.4
Bingham	3,536	3,675	139	42.4
Nez Perce	2,944	3,027	83	29.3
Cassia	2,483	2,567	84	49.9
Ten hotspot counties (most daily cases, per 100,000 population)	Dec. 26	Jan. 2	New cases, Dec. 27-Jan. 2	New cases per day, per 100,000 population
Adams	225	265	40	133.1
Kootenai	11,942	12,822	880	75.9
Valley	443	496	53	66.5
Caribou	506	539	33	65.9
Ada	36,438	38,633	2,195	65.1
Boundary	514	569	55	64.2
Bonner	1,807	1,998	191	59.7
Bear Lake	251	276	25	58.3
Teton	687	734	47	55.3
Gem	1,371	1,431	70	55.2

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Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 30 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on KIVI 6 On Your Side; "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television; and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinRichert. He can be reached at [email protected]

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