COVID cases are increasing in Spokane and northern Idaho

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane’s Regional Health District (SRHD) reported 333 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in its daily report on Friday.

This comes after cases and hospital stays have risen, and hospitals have been stressed and overcrowded.

The latest cases bring the total number of registered infections in Spokane County since the pandemic started to 64,663 and the death toll in Spokane County is 832.

Numbers in northern Idaho show a similar increase in cases as the pandemic continues. The total nationally reported is 1,104 active cases reported by the Idaho government.

The latest cases bring the total number of registered infections in the state of Idaho to 52,106 and the death toll in Idaho to 514 as of May this year.

The cases reported on Friday were found in the following counties:

Asotin (15), Columbia (2), Ferry (216), Garfield (2), Grant (64), Lewis (5), Lincoln (10), Okanogan (35), Spokane (333), Whitman (22).

Benewah (12), Bonner (25), Kootenai (492), Latah (27), Nez Perce (21)

The total number of deaths reported on Friday was found in the following counties:

Asotin (41), Columbia (6), Ferry (11), Garfield (7), Grant (119), Lewis (116), Lincoln (16), Okanogan (54), Spokane (882), Whitman (57).

Benewah (15), Bonner (62), Kootenai (303), Latah (24), Nez Perce (81)

In Spokane County, a total of 3,597 patients have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and there are 4 new patients on Friday, increasing the case rate of 748.8 cases per 100,000 population.

As of Friday, 265,287 people in Spokane County had received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Health officials are asking that people not go to hospitals for COVID-19 tests as many hospitals are over or underutilized. If you need to be tested, you will find a place for it here.