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Breaking NewsThe first COVID-19 related death was reported one year ago. With nearly 2,000 Idahoans gone, we're remembering those who lost their lives to this deadly virus.7:30 PM MDT March 22, 2021BOISE, Idaho — Idaho reported its first COVID-19 related death on March 22, 2020, one year ago. Since then, over 1,900 Idahoans have died from COVID-19 complications.The first death was reported just over a week after Idaho confirmed the first case of the virus. During that time, the number of confirmed cases increased from two to 47.Three days later, on March 25, 2020, Gov. Brad Little issued a stay-at-home order to keep the spread of the virus under control. Only those with jobs considered "essential" were able to go to work.By April 8, 2020, the death toll rose to 19.A projection from a University of Washington COVID-19 model said Idaho was in a good position to handle the pandemic, and virus-related deaths would peak on April 16, 2020.&nbsp;The model also stated that by August 4, 2020, only 57 Idahoans would have died from COVID-19. In reality, 214 Idahoans had died from the virus by that time.During the month of November, 355 Idahoans died from COVID-19. In December, another 472 died.As of March 2021, nearly 2,000 Idahoans have tragically lost their battle with COVID-19. One year later, we're remembering those who passed away.Cindy Pollack and her mother-in-law were putting orange flags in their yard every day since mid-November. Each flag represents an Idahoan who has died from COVID-19. On November 18, they had planted 814.Nine months into the pandemic, Pollack still felt Idahoans were not paying enough attention to its toll."It's for myself, too, to make myself less numb to all the numbers and to bring some humanity to it," she said. "Because really, every time you put a flag in there you're realizing that it's a human life and it's not just an individual person. It's all the people who they love, you know? It's much greater than just this."&nbsp;Here are some of the Idahoans those flags represent:Paid AdvertisementNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.No ThanksAllow

Breaking NewsThe first COVID-19 related death was reported one year ago. With nearly 2,000 Idahoans gone, we're remembering those who lost their lives to this deadly virus.7:30 PM MDT March 22, 2021BOISE, Idaho — Idaho reported its first COVID-19 related death on March 22, 2020, one year ago. Since then, over 1,900 Idahoans have died from COVID-19 complications.The first death was reported just over a week after Idaho confirmed the first case of the virus. During that time, the number of confirmed cases increased from two to 47.Three days later, on March 25, 2020, Gov. Brad Little issued a...

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