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COVID-19 Update: Wed, Oct 7
On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 671 new cases and 8 new deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 45,753 known cases and 500 deaths.
According to John Hopkins University, Idaho has the second highest COVID-19 test rate in the nation, just barely behind South Dakota.
As reported in the Idaho Press Tribune, Idaho’s test positivity rate is 23.22 percent, meaning that more than 23 out of every 100 tests recently administered came back positive. The World Health Organization’s advised reopening positivity rate is only five percent.
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On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 671 new cases and 8 new deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 45,753 known cases and 500 deaths.
According to John Hopkins University, Idaho has the second highest COVID-19 test rate in the nation, just barely behind South Dakota.
As reported in the Idaho Press Tribune, Idaho’s test positivity rate is 23.22 percent, meaning that more than 23 out of every 100 tests recently administered came back positive. The World Health Organization’s advised reopening positivity rate is only five percent.
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