Following a months long surge driven by the delta variant, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in the United States. To date, 45,027,013 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 728,404 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world.
In the Boise City metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 124,905 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 17,999 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 13,763 cases per 100,000 people.
Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Boise City than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low.
The broader Boise City metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents — and of them, Boise County in Idaho has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 752 infections in Boise County, or 10,498 for every 100,000 people.
Not only does Boise County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Boise City metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate.
There have been a total of 126 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Boise County, below the 193 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boise City metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 25, 2021.
These are all the counties in Idaho where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise County, ID | 10,498 | 752 | 126 | 9 |
| 2 | Owyhee County, ID | 13,950 | 1,598 | 340 | 39 |
| 3 | Gem County, ID | 15,981 | 2,725 | 328 | 56 |
| 4 | Ada County, ID | 17,714 | 79,015 | 167 | 744 |
| 5 | Canyon County, ID | 19,231 | 40,815 | 231 | 491 |
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