Idaho not seeing increase in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 yet
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OF NON STOP NEWSSTARTS NOW."GOOD EVENING...THANKS FOR JOININGUS....I'M KAREN LEHR....AND I'M DONNELSON.FIRST UP TONIGHT....FOR THE LAST SIXDAYS IDAHO HASADDED WELL MORETHAN ONE HUNDREDNEW CASES OFCOVID-19 PER DAY.MANY OF THEMORIGINATING IN ADACOUNTY.AND THAT'S WHY...EVEN AS THE RESTOF THE STATEREMAINS IN STAGEFOUR OF THEGOVERNORSREOPENING PLAN...ADA COUNTYREVERTED BACK TOSTAGE THREE.VISITS TO SENIORLIVING FACILITIESARE PROHIBITED...AND BARS,NIGHTCLUBS ANDLARGE VENUES AREONCE AGAIN SHUTDOWN.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER NICOLECAMARDA LEARNEDHOW HOSPITALS AREKEEPING UP... ANDWHY BEINGPERSONALLYRESPONSIBLE ISMORE IMPORTANTTHAN EVER.HEALTH OFFICIALSCONTINUE TOREPORT AN UPTICK INCOVID-19 CASES, BUTFORMER ST.
LUKE'SCEO DAVID PATESAYS HE BELIEVESLOCAL HOSPITALSARE STILL WELLWITHIN THEIRCAPABILITY TOHANDLE THEM DUETO THEIR SURGEPLANNING.DAVID PATE - "A LOTOF THESE OTHERSTATES ARE NOTONLY SEEING ANINCREASE IN CASESBUT AN INCREASE INHOSPITALIZATIONS."DR PATE SAYSYOUNGER PEOPLEHAVE BEEN THE AGEGROUP WITH THEHIGHEST SPIKE INCASES, ANDALTHOUGH THEIRDEATH RATE IS LOW,IT DOES NOT MEANTHEY WONT BECOMECRITICALLY ILL.DAVID PATE - "ITDOES NOT MEAN,YOU ARE NOT GOINGTO GET VERY SICK, ITDOES NOT MEAN YOUMIGHT NOT END UP INTHE HOSPITAL, YOUMIGHT NOT END UPON A VENTILATOR."AND THOSE WHO AREASYMPTOTIC MIGHTNOT REALIZE THEYARE INFECTINGANYONE.DAVID PATE - "YOURSTILL INFECTIOUS.YOU MIGHT GO TOWORK, YOU MIGHTGO TO VISIT MOMAND DAD.
YOU MIGHTGO VISIT GRANDMAIN THE NURSINGHOME, YOU CANSPREAD IT."COVID-19 ISPRIMARILY SPREADTHROUGH SALIVABREATHE AND EVENSNEEZES WHICH ISWHY DR PATE SAYS ITIS SO IMPORTANT TOWEAR A MASK ORFACE COVERING.DAVID PATE - "THEFACE MASK WILLACTUALLY BLOCKQUITE A BIT OF THATGOING OUT OF YOURMOUTH OR NOSEAND HELP PROTECTSOMEBODY ELSEAND IF THEY WEAR AMASK THEY WILLSIMILARLY HELPPROTECT YOU."NICOLE CAMARDA,IDAHO NEWS 6AGAIN, AN INCREASEIN HOSPITALIZATIONSIS NOT A PROBLEMIDAHO IS CURRENTLYSEEING, BUT IFCASES CONTINUE TORISE, THAT COULDCHANGE.OFFICIALS AREENCOURAGING ALLOF US TO TAKERESPONSIBILITY TO