PHD announces new Kootenai County COVID-19 case

The Panhandle Health District has announced a new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases in the Idaho Panhandle to 49.

Forty-five of the cases are in Kootenai County and four in Bonner County. Details on new cases will be posted on the PHD website page in real time at panhandlehealthdistrict.org/covid-19/.

Of the total number of confirmed cases, the health district is no longer monitoring 24 individuals. A person is no longer being monitored when they have stayed home for our recommended period of time AND have not had a fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers) AND other symptoms have improved (for example, when the individual’s cough or shortness of breath have improved) AND at least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared

Hospitalizations on the website is a tally of total hospitalizations of confirmed cases. This does not mean these patients are currently hospitalized, only that they were hospitalized for COVID-19 and are also confirmed positive with COVID-19.

Kootenai County has 45 confirmed cases and Bonner County has four. So far, Shoshone, Benewah and Boundary counties have no confirmed cases of COVID-19.

CONFIRMED CASES: 45

No longer monitored: 24

Hospitalized: 5

Kootenai County — 45 cases, 0 deaths

Benewah County — 0 cases, 0 deaths

Bonner County — 4 cases, 0 deaths

Boundary County — 0 cases, 0 deaths

Shoshone — 0 cases, 0 deaths

TOTAL — 45 cases, 0 deaths

COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP

18 years and under — 5

19 to 49 years — 21

50 years and over — 23

COVID-19 BY SEX

Female — 20

Male — 29

Unknown — 0

Information: http://panhandlehealthdistrict.org/covid-19