On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 286 new cases and 9 new deaths. That brings the statewide total to 168,639 known cases and 1,826 deaths.

The Idaho Press reports that Central District Health has detected new variants of the coronavirus from California and the UK in Ada County wastewater. The variants have not yet been detected through individual testing, but officials have assumed that they were circulating in the state.

The CDH board will meet tomorrow at 8:30 am Mountain Time to consider changes to existing public health orders for Ada and Valley counties.

The state’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee will also meet tomorrow at noon Mountain Time, 11 am Pacific Time. The public link will be posted on our social media pages.