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A dropoff, or a data delay? New case numbers decrease
Several other coronavirus metrics showed some signs of improvement last week.
Another grim record: Child COVID-19 hospitalizations peak
But as a record coronavirus surge continues to swamp Idaho and its hospitals, is there reason to think the wave could break within weeks?
McGeachin issues executive order on COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirements
The lieutenant governor issued an executive order Tuesday, seeking to ban K-12 schools and colleges and universities from requiring vaccines or COVID-19 testing. Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind the order when he returns to Idaho.
Idaho COVID-19 deaths reach weekly peak
Overall, new case numbers also continued to climb last week. But several large K-12 districts and Boise State University reported decreases in new case numbers.
CDA trustees resign amidst masking uproar
The two resignations, effective immediately, come a week after some 200 protesters swarmed district headquarters, forcing trustees to cancel a discussion on pandemic protocols.
After an angry confrontation, Coeur d’Alene district sets mask issue aside
“The board does not want to see any disruption in the educational environment of our students,” board chair Jennifer Brumley said in an email to parents.
What happened with Boise State’s gameday protocols?
“Without the ability to offer every person entering the stadium a test, we cannot move forward without violating the law,” university officials told the Idaho Press Tuesday.
COVID-19 trends: hospitalizations, child case rates continue to climb
As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue their upward spiral, the pandemic passed another milestone late last week. More than a quarter million Idahoans have contracted the coronavirus.
Analysis: Some trustees and parents are making it tougher to track COVID-19 in schools
The easily spread COVID-19 delta variant can move within a community pretty much as it wishes. Intersecting and interconnected, the lines of infection move from schools or to schools.
Idaho schools could get COVID testing cash in ‘a matter of days’
Thirteen schools and districts are set to receive money, and 46 have signaled interest.