COVID-19 Information - Oct. 15, 2021

| October 15, 2021 1:00 AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES

TOTAL: 44,764,406

DEATHS: 721,111

(coronavirus.jhu.edu)

RECOVERED: 35,188,204

(worldometers.info)

IDAHO

DISTRICT — CASES, DEATHS

Panhandle — 36,026, 533

North Central — 14,594, 193

Southwest — 49,743, 663

Central — 82,802, 772

South Central — 31,886, 393

Southeastern — 24,080, 342

Eastern — 35,428, 321

TOTAL — 274,560, 3,217

FULLY VACCINATED — 805,902

BONNER COUNTY

TOTAL CASES: 5,023

NEW CASES: 57

HOSPITALIZATION RATE: 2.9%

7-DAY AVERAGE: 39.0

DEATHS: 81

PANHANDLE HEALTH DISTRICT

55,407

VACCINATIONS (65+)

35,719

% POPULATION VACCINATED

47.65%

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.