While Idaho was headed in a better direction in its fight against COVID-19, over the last two weeks the numbers have started to flatten out and head in the wrong direction.
With the omicron variant now present in Ada County, health officials are concerned.
Idaho’s testing positivity has been flat for the last four weeks sitting around 7%, which is a little above the state’s target of under 5%.
KIVI-TV reports, Idaho still ranks among the states with the lowest vaccination rate as only 51% of the population ages five and up are fully vaccinated.
Idaho health officials expect to see more cases in Idaho coming as the pandemic continues.
