There have been 84,292,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Boise City metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 207,729 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 29,934 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 25,764 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Boise City is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Boise City metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Ada County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 138,269 confirmed infections in Ada County, or 30,998 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Ada County than they are across all of the Boise City area, however. There have been a total of 230 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Ada County, compared to 268 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 June 12, 2022.
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 | Ada County, ID | 30,998 | 138,269 | 230 | 1,025 |
| 2 | Canyon County, ID | 29,371 | 62,335 | 324 | 687 |
| 3 | Gem County, ID | 21,780 | 3,714 | 463 | 79 |
| 4 | Owyhee County, ID | 20,000 | 2,291 | 463 | 53 |
| 5 | Boise County, ID | 15,636 | 1,120 | 195 | 14 |
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