Idaho’s economy improves, but COVID-19 deaths hit 500

ho’s economic rebound following a shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is third-best in the nation based on the unemployment rate. But the tradeoff has come with the worst positive COVID-19 test rate in the country and a grim milestone: 500 dead.

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