On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 1,213 new cases and 33 new deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 141,077 known cases and 1,436 deaths.

As of this morning, 15,780 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Idaho.

According to the Idaho Statesman, the state’s seven-day average of new cases per day has dropped almost 50 percent to its lowest point since November first. The peak was on December 10th at an average of 1,650.3 new cases per day. The new average is 838 cases per day.

The state’s test positivity rate went up slightly from 12.6 percent to 13.2 percent.

Because of the holiday, there won’t be a report tomorrow, so we’ll see you back here Monday. Until then, Happy New Year and stay safe, Idaho.