Idaho has a new deadliest day of its COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday there was a record 35 deaths reported statewide by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare.
The state also set a record Tuesday for the most new infections in a day, with 1,781 reported statewide.
The Idaho Press reports the highest number of deaths, from a single Idaho county, was 8 in Bonneville County, home of Idaho Falls. Ada County was second with 7 new deaths. Twin Falls County was third with 5 new deaths.
Idaho on Tuesday also reported 61 new COVID cases among healthcare workers.
Hospitalizations of Idahoans were up by 52 from just a day earlier.
