Testing

Idaho’s youngest students are reading at a higher level than their peers across the country, but students’ scores in more comprehensive tests fell last spring. The mixed results from Idaho’s schools were shared in a news release from the State Department of Education.

The omicron surge in Idaho is months behind us, but test positivity rates at the network of neighborhood Primary Health clinics in Ada and Canyon counties has more than quadrupled over the past four weeks.

State health officials report a man in southwest Idaho has tested positive for the South African variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. He is the first in the…

Governor Brad Little said during a press conference last week that rapid tests, which produce results in 15 minutes, will soon be available for testing…

Some of Idaho’s COVID-19 trends are looking promising, for now, multiple health officials said this week. But, testing and public buy-in of prevention…

COVID-19 cases are still increasing around the Mountain West, and wait times to get test results are getting longer for many.In Montana, there’s been…

As coronavirus cases reach record highs in Idaho, testing centers, as in other states, are seeing a surge in demand. Wait times to get tested are…

Idaho’s wishlist for expanding coronavirus testing is long. But since releasing a testing strategy more than a week ago, the state hasn’t provided much…

Editor's note: This post has been updated with new information following Gov. Little's press conference on the state's testing strategy. In late April, a…

Being able to test everyone who needs it and alert contacts of positive coronavirus cases that they might've been exposed is key, as states begin to open…