Central District Health is holding their weekly meeting. Check out these slides: The positivity rate by week, the number of cases by week, cases by age, and the positivity rate in children. #idahocovid19 
TL;DR: The positivity rate is hovering around 15 percent. While people ages 18-29 continue to make up highest percentage of positive cases, people in other age groups are catching up. Teenagers and kids also have high positivity rates.
This is not great news.
This is not great news.
Dr. David Peterman of Primary Health, who is presenting, says there will be kids who get sick and will need to be hospitalized. He says it pretty bluntly. #idahocovid19
He also points out that children will become vectors and spread it throughout the community.
Refers to his slides: "There isn't anything there that should bring anyone comfort. It should make everyone worry." #IdahoCOVID19
Refers to his slides: "There isn't anything there that should bring anyone comfort. It should make everyone worry." #IdahoCOVID19
In response to questions from Dr. Epperly on schools reopening: "As we get into fall or November, December, there’s just no way to manage this.”
If positivity rate doesn't go down and schools don't have better plans, "I predict chaos." #idahocovid19
If positivity rate doesn't go down and schools don't have better plans, "I predict chaos." #idahocovid19
To Dr. Epperly: "We need the other districts to follow your lead. I haven't had much success with Southwest District Health." Says Canyon County has a 19 percent positivity rate in their clinics. #IdahoCOVID19
