COVID-19 Information - Oct. 7, 2021

| October 7, 2021 1:00 AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES

TOTAL: 44,054,979

DEATHS: 707,710

(coronavirus.jhu.edu)

RECOVERED: 34,384,798

(worldometers.info)

IDAHO

DISTRICT — CASES, DEATHS

Panhandle — 34,950, 499

North Central — 14,223, 184

Southwest — 47,560, 642

Central — 79,285, 718

South Central — 30,911, 369

Southeastern — 23,165, 318

Eastern — 34,566, 310

TOTAL — 264,661, 3,040

FULLY VACCINATED — 795,249

BONNER COUNTY

TOTAL CASES: 4,837

NEW CASES: 58

HOSPITALIZATION RATE: 3.0%

7-DAY AVERAGE: 55.3

DEATHS: 73

PANHANDLE HEALTH DISTRICT

54,388

VACCINATIONS (65+)

35,489

% POPULATION VACCINATED

47.12%

PHD officials urge all of the region's residents to take precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. This includes getting the vaccine, practicing physical distancing, wearing cloth face coverings in public places, practicing good hand hygiene, staying home when sick, sanitizing high-touch surfaces regularly and isolating immediately if you show symptoms of COVID-19.