COVID-19 Information - Oct. 17, 2021

| October 17, 2021 1:00 AM

U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES

TOTAL: 44,916,322

DEATHS: 724,153

(coronavirus.jhu.edu)

RECOVERED: 35,352,343

(worldometers.info)

IDAHO

DISTRICT — CASES, DEATHS

Panhandle - 36,502, 539

North Central - 14,624, 196

Southwest - 50,215, 668

Central - 83,414, 782

South Central - 32,340, 397

Southeastern - 24,181, 348

Eastern - 35,585, 326

TOTAL - 276,861, 3,256

FULLY VACCINATED - 809,091

BONNER COUNTY

TOTAL CASES: 5,075

NEW CASES: 52

HOSPITALIZATION RATE: 2.9%

7-DAY AVERAGE: 44.0

DEATHS: 82

PANHANDLE HEALTH DISTRICT

55,562

VACCINATIONS (65+)

35,746

% POPULATION VACCINATED

47.72%

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.