COVID-19 Update: April 9, 2021

On Friday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 312 new cases of coronavirus and 4 new deaths. That puts the statewide total at 183,153 and the death toll at 1,993. An estimated 102,697 Idahoans have recovered from the disease. As of Friday, the state reports that 518,450 people had received at least one vaccine dose and 345,288 people are fully vaccinated. Idaho’s positivity rate, or the percentage of tests coming back positive, is increasing. The new rate is 5.6 percent, which is the highest since mid-February. Previously the positivity rate had been hovering at about 5.2 percent.