As Idaho moves toward trying to reopen businesses — and perhaps reopen some K-12 schools — the state’s coronavirus curve continues to show signs of flattening.

On Friday afternoon, the state Department of Health and Welfare and the state’s health districts reported 1,872 confirmed or probable coronavirus cases, up from 1,658 cases a week ago.

This translates to a one-week increase of 13 percent. Case numbers increased by 19 percent the previous week.

Idaho’s K-12 schools and colleges and universities remain closed indefinitely, and Gov. Brad Little’s stay-at-home order remains in effect until next week. But if Little lifts his stay-at-home order, some K-12 schools might reopen for the final weeks of the spring semester, under a series of State Board of Education guidelines.

In announcing a four-step plan to reopen Idaho businesses through the end of June, Little cited the slowdown in the spread of coronavirus. “Our efforts are working to flatten the curve,” he said during a Thursday news conference.

But while the increase in coronavirus cases numbers is slowing, Idaho’s testing traffic has been hit and miss. For much of this week, Idaho reported roughly 200 new test results daily — although the state reported more than 1,000 new test results Thursday. On Thursday, both Little and Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen told reporters that the state is poised to increase its testing capacity.

On Friday, the state reported only 270 new test results.

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