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COVID case numbers down from previous period

by Nancy C. Butler

COVID-19 case numbers are down during the last few weeks, Oct. 4-15, compared to the previous period, Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 in both Clearwater County and Public Health District 2 (Clearwater, Lewis, Idaho, Latah and Nez Perce counties).

Public Health-Idaho North Central District (District 2) only reports statistics on business days, so this report for Clearwater County is from Monday, Oct. 4, to Friday, Oct. 15. There were a total of 31 cases, 16 male and 15 female, with no deaths. The previous time period, Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 had 73 cases with 38 male and 35 female with one death.

By age group the statistics read:

  • 0-4: 0
  • 5-12:0
  • 13-17: 1
  • 18-29: 5
  • 30s: 6
  • 40s: 3
  • 50s: 5
  • 60s: 3
  • 70s: 4
  • 80s: 4
  • 90s: 0

Clearwater County's vaccination rate is now at 41.34%, which accounts for residents 12 years old and older that have had at least one dose of a vaccine.

In Public Health District 2 from Oct. 4 to Oct. 15, there were 648 cases, 339 male and 309 female, compared to 1,093 from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1. There were 6 deaths from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 and 4 from Oct. 4-15. Vaccination rate in the district is 48.04%

Here are the district numbers by age group from Oct. 4-15:

  • 0-4: 11
  • 5-12: 44
  • 13-17: 21
  • 18-29: 127
  • 30s: 122
  • 40s: 103
  • 50s: 64
  • 60s: 61
  • 70s: 56
  • 80s: 36
  • 90s: 3

To see addition information on COVID cases in North Central Idaho see: https://www.idahopublichealth.com/ or for the state: https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/.

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