COVID-19 Update: April 8, 2021

On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 310 new cases of coronavirus and 9 new deaths due to COVID-19-related causes. The statewide case count is 182,841 and the death toll is 1,989. Statewide, all people age 16 and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. Your local public health district or covidvaccine.idaho.gov can direct you to an available provider for an appointment. As of this morning, the state reports that 509,052 people have received at least one dose of the vaccination and 335, 527 people are fully vaccinated.