On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 950 new cases and 7 new deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 56,600 known cases and 553 deaths.

South Central Public Health District, which covers the Magic Valley, declined to implement mask mandates for its region on Wednesday, opting instead to limit group sizes and to write a letter to Governor Brad Little to support a statewide mandate.

Eastern Idaho Public Health made no changes to its public health order at its Board of Health meeting on Thursday, and Panhandle Health District rescinded its existing mask order for Kootenai County despite its hospital being at 99% capacity.

All three regions are seeing surging case rates. We’ll have more on Friday’s Idaho Reports.