Idaho Falls is the country’s main COVID-19 access point, reports the New York Times

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A new report shows that Idaho Falls is leading the country in new cases of coronavirus, with Rexburg being the third.

The New York Times shows the most recent national data collected in the past two weeks.

The report indicates that Idaho Falls is the nation’s top hotspot for high rates of infection and positive testing by the population.

The data also shows the rapid rise in infection rates after state officials chose not to issue any pandemic control measures, removing masking mandates in these areas.

At about that time, on March 7, Idaho made headlines while protesters burned masks in the state capital.

The report also states that Idaho Falls is among the top 20, where new recorded cases are growing most rapidly.

Gem State reported 462 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, 140 of them in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District and 76 in the Southeast Idaho Public Health District.

Six more Idaho residents died of the virus on Wednesday, and five of those deaths occurred in Bannock, Bingham and Bonneville counties.

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