On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare added 1,721 new cases and 23 deaths to its statewide total. That brings the statewide total to 106,455 known cases and 1,014 deaths.
According to a weekly report released by the White House coronavirus task force, Idaho is the number one state in test positivity, or the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive. The report also says that 89 percent of Idaho’s counties are in the red zone for high levels of community spread. We’ll have more on the Idaho Reports blog on Friday.