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No new cases in Kootenai County

| March 23, 2020 5:54 PM

Following the evening briefing of the Kootenai County Emergency Operations Center Unified Command, Monday’s report shows no new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kootenai County.

Per the Panhandle Health District, Kootenai County has six confirmed cases, while Benewah, Bonner, Shoshone and Boundary have no confirmed cases. For information regarding the numbers for the entirety of the state of Idaho please check coronavirus.idaho.gov.

As of Sunday, the cities of Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake and Hayden Lake have all instituted a mandatory closure of all bars within each city. Also, all restaurants will be closing their dining rooms and only allowing takeout, drive-thru or delivery service.

Now if you begin to show symptoms associated with COVID-19 (cough, fever, tiredness, and difficulty breathing), ensure you self-isolate. If you are tested for COVID-19, ensure that you self-isolate until you receive your test results. The importance of self-isolating cannot be stressed enough. However, when the symptoms subside you need to continue to self-isolate for an additional 72 hours before removing yourself from isolation. Please adhere to these guidelines to help end the transmission of this virus. Please continue to follow the Kootenai County Office of Emergency Management Facebook page as your go-to source for the most accurate facts for COVID-19 in Kootenai County.