St. Luke's Health System will pause elective surgeries or cancel those scheduled for later this fall and early winter as it deals with a growing number of COVID-19 patients.
Gov. Brad Little has moved Idaho back to Stage-2 of his reopening plan and will deploy 100 guardsmen in response to the rising numbers of COVID-19 infections.
The Twin Falls City Council will vote on Monday to enforce a mask ordinance to prevent the spread of COVID 19. The draft of the ordinance can be read at tfid.org.
On Monday the Twin Falls City Council will be meeting to discuss an potential mask ordinance or COVID 19 prevention plan. We have some questions and answers for you that we got from the City Council if you plan on following the meeting.
The College of Southern Idaho Board of Trustees wants local and state government leaders to implement a mask requirement given the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.
Early voting in Idaho will end on Friday, October 30 as the clock counts down to the November 3, general elections. For Twin Falls County, voters can continue to show up and vote at the Twin Falls County West facility, 630 Addison Ave. W, on the first floor, until 5 p.m. on Friday, as well as many locations across the state.
According to the South Central Public Health District: One individual was male and in his 30’s. He was hospitalized at the time of his death. The second individual was male and in his 50’s. He was not hospitalized at the time of his death, both of Lincoln County
Gov. Brad Little has moved Idaho back into Stage 3 of his COVID-19 reopening plan as state hospitals across the state were hit with an influx of patients.
The Twin Falls School District made the announcement late last week that they would remain in the "orange" protocol level for schools until at least November 9th due to COVID 19. On November 9th, they will reassess the need to do so.
t. Luke's Magic Valley announced Friday that it would temporarily stop taking in young patients in Twin Falls as they deal with an overwhelming amount of COVID-19 patients, instead transferring the children to St. Luke's Children's hospital in Boise.
The latest COVID-19 risk levels for the Magic Valley have been released and all but one County within the regional health district are at a "Critical Risk" category.
Blaine County has moved to a more stringent COVID-19 risk level gauge to deal with the pandemic in a more specific way in the tourist mountain communities of the Wood River Valley.
Idaho schools will be the first to get 530,000 rapid antigen tests to screen for COVID-19 while the state prepares for vaccine distribution this winter.
The health district for the Magic and Wood River valleys recorded significant increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in several of the eight counties is oversees.
The Dutch Bros on Pole Line road in Twin Falls made the announcement that they will be temporarily closing their doors to deep clean their facility because two employees tested positive for COVID 19.
There have been a number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus at local schools, the district is confident that their precautions are keeping students safe.