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Little added that Idaho is \"one of only two states without any infection at all in our incarcerated population.\"

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New cases of the virus have gradually increased since earlier this month. While Little acknowledged this, he said he doesn't expect to enforce a statewide shutdown.

\"We’ve got 44 counties in Idaho. Nine of them, we have no confirmed cases, so just because you've got a problem in one area, we shouldn't have to penalize those other areas,\" he said.

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PHOTO: Idaho Gov. Brad Little announces Stage 3 of his reopening of Idaho plan at the Statehouse, May 28, 2020, in Boise, Idaho.
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The governor assured that the state has \"lots of hospital capacity\" and has worked with federal partners to get enough personal protective equipment.

\"We've increased hospital capacity,\" he said. \"We got a lot more testing and a lot more tracing. We’re ramping all that up. So our ability to handle it is much better than it was 100 days ago.\"

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