Press Releases and News

PH-INCD Press Release archive. All files are PDF. Download Adobe Reader here.

2023

• Rabid Bat Found in Latah County; Public Health Urges Caution (08/25/23)
• PHYSICIANS’S ALERT: Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis (rPEP) Recommendations (05/15/23)

2022

• COVID-19 Data to be Updated Weekly (10/11/2022)
• COVID-19 Data to be Updated Weekly (10/11/2022)
• Health Advisory Issued for Mann and Winchester Lakes Due to Cyanobacteria (10/05/2022)
• Fluoride Varnish Clinic Set for October 11 at Lewiston Public Health Office (09/30/22)
• Public Health Celebrates WIC National Enrollment Week (09/29/2022)
• COVID-19 Booster Shot Clinic (09/27/2022)
• Health Advisory Issued for Spring Valley Reservoir (09/22/2022)
• Health Advisory Issued for Dworshak Reservoir (09/07/2022)
• Second Rabid Bat Found in Nez Perce County; Public Health Urges Caution (09/02/2022)
• Rabid Bat Found in Nez Perce County; Public Health Urges Caution (08/25/2022)

2021

• Health Advisory Lifted for North Central Idaho Reservoirs (11/08/2021)
• Health Advisory Issued for Spring Valley Reservoir (10/06/2021)
• Health Advisory Issued for Dworshak Reservoir (09-23-2021)
• Rabid Bat Found in Idaho County; Public Health Urges Caution (09/13/2021)
• Health Advisory Issued for Mann Lake – Nez Perce County (08/13/2021)
• Health Advisory Issued for Elk Creek Reservoir-Clearwater County (08/04/2021)
• Public Health Issues Excessive Heat Advisory for North Central Idaho (06/28/2021)

2020

COVID-19 PRESS RELEASES:

• Vaccine Distribution in North Central Idaho (PDF) (12/15/2020)
• First Deaths Associated with COVID-19 in Clearwater County (PDF) (12/09/2020)
• Revised Guidance for Quarantine After Exposure to COVID-19 (PDF) (12/09/2020)
• Case Surges Overwhelm Public Health (PDF) (11/09/2020)
• First Death Associated with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Latah County (PDF) (10/27/2020)
• COVID-19 and Halloween Safety (PDF) (10/26/2020)
• Public Health ALERT: COVID CDC Recommendation for Quarantine Isolation (PDF) (09/25/2020)
• First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Lewis County (PDF) (08/12/2020)
• Public Health Reports Widespread Community Transmission (PDF) (07/01/2020)
• Public Health Acknowledges Tapped for Proactively Announcing COVID-19 Exposure (06/30/2020) (PDF)
• First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Clearwater County (06/26/2020) (PDF)
• First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Latah County (04-01-2020) (PDF)
• Second Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Idaho County (04-01-2020) (PDF)
• Five Newly Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus in Nez Perce County (03-30-2020) (PDF)
  
• First Death Associated with COVID-19 Confirmed in Nez Perce County (03-27-2020) (PDF)
  
• Three New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nez Perce County (03-26-2020)
• First Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus in Idaho County (03-25-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District Announces First Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus (03-24-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District and IDHW Update Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events (03-18-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District and IDHW Update Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events (03-16-2020)
• Interim Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events in Idaho (03-13-2020)
• Public Health Advises Use of Good Illness Etiquette for Prevention of Novel Coronavirus (03-02-2020)

• Health Advisory Issued for Spring Valley Reservoir – Latah County (10-02-2020)
• First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Latah County (04-01-2020)
• Second Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Idaho County (04-01-2020)
• Five Newly Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus in Nez Perce County (03-30-2020)
  
• First Death Associated with COVID-19 Confirmed in Nez Perce County (03-27-2020)
  
• Three New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nez Perce County (03-26-2020)
• First Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus in Idaho County (03-25-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District Announces First Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus (03-24-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District and IDHW Update Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events (03-18-2020)
  
• Public Health – Idaho North Central District and IDHW Update Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events (03-16-2020)
• Interim Guidance for Mass Gatherings and Public Events in Idaho (03-13-2020)
• Public Health Advises Use of Good Illness Etiquette for Prevention of Novel Coronavirus (03-02-2020)

2019

• 09-27-2019 – Health Advisory Issued for Winchester Lake Due to Harmful Algal Bloom
• 09-18-2019 – Rabid Bats
• Public Health District 2 Measles Press Release (June 7, 2019)
• Public Health District 2 Measles Press Release (June 5, 2019)