COVID-19 Update: Wed, Oct 28

Idaho Reports

On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 862 new cases and 14 new deaths to its statewide total, tying the record for the most reported deaths in a single day. That brings the statewide total to 61,785 known cases and 599 deaths. Kootenai Health Hospital in Coeur d’ Alene reports that its facility is at 90 percent capacity, down from 99 percent capacity last week. St. Luke’s in Boise had a seven percent increase in COVID patients overnight, while St. Lukes’s in Meridian, Nampa and the Magic Valley showed a slight decrease in new COVID patients. All of these hospitals still have a significant percentage of COVID cases overall, particularly in the Magic Valley. Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello reports a 7 day average of 21 COVID cases per day, up from 8 per day in late August.