Idaho’s New Coronavirus Cases on the Rise – But Not Among School-Age Children – bigcountrynewsconnection.com

BOISE - New coronavirus cases continued to climb statewide last week, but cases slowed among school-age children.

The state reported more than 1,300 new cases last week still a relatively low number compared to last falls delta variant surge and the winters record-setting omicron variant surge. Still, new cases increased by 27% last week.

Meanwhile, the state reported 86 new cases involving 5- to 17-year-olds, a 17% decrease.

Numbers from the states largest school districts were mixed:

Other metrics worsened slightly.

On Wednesday, 55 Idahoans were hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 44 the previous week. Seven patients were in ICUs, down from seven the previous week. One COVID-19 pediatric patient was hospitalized.

For the week ending May 14, 5.5% of test results came back positive, up from 4.9%. A positive test rate exceeding 5% suggests a virus is spreading.

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