New cases of COVID-19 in Idaho have increased more than 1,200% since early July.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Tuesday reported 904 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new coronavirus-related deaths statewide.
The Idaho Statesman reports Idaho’s seven-day moving average stands at 646.9 cases per day after falling as low as 49.7 per day on July 5.
Canyon County residents made up nearly 30% of Tuesday’s new cases with 270 which was the county’s largest single-day increase since last November.
As of Friday, there were 326 people hospitalized in Idaho with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 108 in intensive care.
Idaho hit a peak of 122 COVID-19 patients in the ICU on Dec. 18 of last year.
