EPISODE · Mar 11, 2022 · 1 MIN
COVID-19 Update: March 11, 2022
from Idaho Reports · host Idaho Public Television
The state saw encouraging news this week as the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported Thursday that the statewide test positivity rate had dropped to 3.7%, down from last week’s 6.2%. That meets the state’s longtime goal of keeping the rate below 5% and is the lowest the rate has been at since June of 2021. The state’s all-time high test positivity rate was nearly 38% back in January. Gov. Brad Little announced this week that he plans to lift the state’s emergency disaster declaration on April 15. That comes after having a declaration in place since 2020. The declaration made Idaho eligible for federal emergency assistance in a time of crisis. While infection numbers are dropping, Idaho nears a grim milestone. The state nears 5,000 COVID-19 deaths, reporting 4,814 deaths as of Thursday. Nationwide, the death toll nears 1 million, as more than 965,000 COVID deaths had been reported across the country on Thursday.
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The state saw encouraging news this week as the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported Thursday that the statewide test positivity rate had dropped to 3.7%, down from last week’s 6.2%. That meets the state’s longtime goal of keeping the rate below 5% and is the lowest the rate has been at since June of 2021. The state’s all-time high test positivity rate was nearly 38% back in January. Gov. Brad Little announced this week that he plans to lift the state’s emergency disaster declaration on April 15. That comes after having a declaration in place since 2020. The declaration made Idaho eligible for federal emergency assistance in a time of crisis. While infection numbers are dropping, Idaho nears a grim milestone. The state nears 5,000 COVID-19 deaths, reporting 4,814 deaths as of Thursday. Nationwide, the death toll nears 1 million, as more than 965,000 COVID deaths had been reported across the country on Thursday.
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COVID-19 Update: March 11, 2022
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