Coronavirus trendline, 6.4.21: New case numbers approach a one-year low

Kevin Richert | 06/07/2021

For the first time in almost a year, Idaho has reported fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the week.

On Friday afternoon, the state and its health districts reported 192,835 confirmed or probable coronavirus cases, a 0.4 percent weekly increase.

The 747 new cases represent the lowest weekly total since mid-June 2020.

One other downward trend continued, however. Vaccination numbers fell for the eighth successive week.

Here are the latest numbers, and comparisons with the previous week:

Statewide data	May 28	June 4	Change, May 22-28	Change, May 29-June 4
Cases, confirmed and probable	192,088	192,835	1,020	747
Deaths	2,090	2,101	10	11
Patients ever hospitalized	8,582	8,634	249	52
Patients ever admitted to ICU	1,450	1,458	42	8
Idahoans vaccinated	672,164	683,100	18,577	10,936
Idahoans fully vaccinated	590,772	603,067	16,198	12.295
Vaccine doses administered	1,220,941	1,242,571	31,861	21.630
‘Breakthrough’ cases (vaccinated Idahoans who later test positive)	295	340	20	45
Total tests administered	1,340,453	1,352,752	12,509	12,299
Health care workers infected	10,728	10,766	59	38
Patients recovered, estimated	111,299	112,053	833	754
Total cases, ages 0-4	2,980	3,008	12	28
Total cases, ages 5-12	7,498	7,543	56	45
Total cases, ages 13-17	11,289	11,342	71	53
Total cases, ages 18-29	47,932	48,088	196	156

Weekly positive test rate, as reported by the state: 4.2 percent for week ending May 29, compared to 5.0 percent the previous week.

Top 10 counties, by total cases	May 28	June 4	New cases, May 29-June 4	New cases per day, per 100,000 population
Ada	52,800	53,011	211	6.3
Canyon	27,135	27,277	142	8.8
Kootenai	18,558	18,708	150	12.9
Bonneville	14,983	14,997	14	1.8
Twin Falls	9,662	9,704	42	6.9

Bannock	8,840	8,849	9	1.5
Madison	7,277	7,297	20	7.2
Bingham	4,869	4,869	0
Nez Perce	3,678	3,692	14	4.9
Bonner	3,306	3,323	17	5.3


Ten hotspot counties (most daily cases, per 100,000 population)	May 28	June 4	New cases, May 29-June 4	New cases per day, per 100,000 population
Lewis	412	418	6	22.3
Shoshone	1,146	1,162	16	17.7
Clearwater	1,069	1,077	8	13.1
Kootenai	18,558	18,708	150	12.9
Canyon	27,135	27,277	142	8.8

Owyhee	1,077	1,084	7	8.5
Payette	2,584	2,597	13	7.8
Madison	7,277	7,297	20	7.2
Washington	1,277	1,232	5	7.0
Twin Falls	9,662	9,704	42	6.9

Kevin Richert

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 "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]