COVID-19 Information - Oct. 8, 2021

| October 8, 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 — 35,078, 501

North Central — 14,301, 184

Southwest — 47,792, 647

Central — 79,682, 727

South Central — 31,151, 372

Southeastern — 23,285, 322

Eastern — 34,692, 311

TOTAL — 265,982, 3,064

FULLY VACCINATED — 797,070

BONNER COUNTY

TOTAL CASES: 4,857

NEW CASES: 20

HOSPITALIZATION RATE: 2.9%

7-DAY AVERAGE: 56.2

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.