South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) received laboratory confirmation of one case of the COVID-19 Delta variant (B.1.617.2), in Twin Falls County.
Local health officials say several dogs became sick recently after playing in two small lakes west of Hailey prompting a test of the water that came back negative for harmful algae.
According to the South Central Public Health District: One individual was male and in his 30’s. He was hospitalized at the time of his death. The second individual was male and in his 50’s. He was not hospitalized at the time of his death, both of Lincoln County
The latest COVID-19 risk levels for the Magic Valley have been released and all but one County within the regional health district are at a "Critical Risk" category.
Three south central Idaho counties are headed toward critical (red) risk levels as case counts and positivity rates reported to South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) are surging in Twin Falls, Cassia, and Minidoka counties.
Blaine County has moved to a more stringent COVID-19 risk level gauge to deal with the pandemic in a more specific way in the tourist mountain communities of the Wood River Valley.