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Omicron surge continues: weekly case numbers hit another record
Coronavirus trends are mixed in several large school districts, and on the state’s college campuses.
Idaho’s week of grim coronavirus records, by the numbers
New cases soared to a pandemic peak. Case numbers skyrocketed in several school districts, such as Boise and West Ada, and surged at Boise State University and Idaho State University. The state’s positive test rate also set a record.
Omicron fuels a coronavirus surge, and some Idaho schools are already seeing spikes
The Blaine County and West Ada school districts each reported more than 100 active cases. Boise State University is reporting a peak in cases, ahead of spring semester.
New case numbers decrease; other coronavirus metrics are mixed
The state has reported its first case of the new omicron variant Friday, but overall case numbers slowed last week.
A reporting delay? Or an uptick? New coronavirus case numbers increase
The increase might not necessarily reflect a worsening infection rate. Those numbers could be a reporting catchup from the holiday.
Boise State: ‘Women belong on our campus’
“Women have made significant and meaningful contributions to all areas of academia, industry, and society,” President Marlene Tromp and 21 other university administrators said in a statement Wednesday.
Bair steps away from Senate; VanOrden to return to Legislature
The co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is taking a leave of absence to deal with family issues, Betsy Russell of the Idaho Press reported. Julie VanOrden will take his place.
Holiday week coronavirus numbers suggest a continued improvement
New case numbers and hospitalizations appeared to decrease again last week — but the Thanksgiving week reports are almost certainly incomplete.
Wasden will seek re-election, joins crowded A.G.’s primary
The state’s longest-serving attorney general says he will seek a sixth term.
Case rates fall, move toward pre-delta variant levels
Other metrics showed improvement last week, as the latest coronavirus surge eases.