On Monday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 1,383 new cases and 20 new deaths to its statewide total. That's in addition to 2,144 cases and 3 deaths over the weekend, bringing the statewide total to 111,893 known cases and 1,055 deaths.
During a Friday evening Central District Health meeting, hospital officials from St. Luke's and St. Alphonsus in Boise warned that Idaho is close to declaring crisis standards of care, meaning health care services will be prioritized for patients based on how critically they need it, and how good their chance of survival is. Officials said that without changes, Idaho will likely hit that crisis near the end of December.