On Friday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 523 new cases and 6 new deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 23,922 known cases and 229 deaths.
By raw numbers of cases, the state’s current hot spots continue to be centered in the most populated areas: Ada, Canyon, Kootenai, Bonneville, and Twin Falls counties. But adjusted for population, a number of rural counties, like Minidoka, Payette, and Owyhee, have some of the highest seven-day incidence rates.