COVID-19 Update: April 16, 2021

On Friday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 212 new cases and 2 new deaths for a statewide total of 184,769 known cases and 2,017 deaths. State health officials have set a vaccination goal of 80 percent of Idaho’s population by September. Anyone over the age of 16 is currently eligible for a vaccine, and state epidemiologist Dr. Christine Hahn says younger teens should be able to get their shots before fall. As of Friday, more than 559,968 people in Idaho have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and nearly 399,110 are fully vaccinated. And starting next week, Idaho Reports will bring you a weekly COVID-19 update every Friday, both on air and on the Idaho Reports podcast. And of course, we’ll keep you updated throughout the week on the Idaho Reports blog.