On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 349 new cases and 6 new deaths due to COVID-19-related causes. The statewide case count is 182,531 and the death toll stands at 1,980.

Gov. Brad Little announced the signature of an executive order on Wednesday banning any Idaho governmental entity from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” – or proof that a person has received a COVID-19 vaccination - to receive public services or access to facilities.

Little strongly encouraged all Idahoans age 16 and older to receive a COVID-19 vaccine but said he would not mandate vaccinations.

His executive order states that 70 percent of Idahoans age 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine.