No new COVID cases in North Idaho

Panhandle Health District gave the region a little shot in the arm Saturday, reporting no new cases of COVID-19 in any of the state’s five northernmost counties.

Kootenai County held steady at 50 confirmed cases, while Bonner County had four. Shoshone, Boundary and Benewah counties have not reported a single case.

To date, PHD reports five people have been hospitalized, with no COVID-19-related deaths in the north. Of the people who have tested positive, 28 meet the improvement criteria so that they are no longer being monitored.