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A statement released by the city of Boise on Tuesday said protesters were at least three different board members' homes and had tried to force their way into the health district building. According to the city, investigators have identified some of the individuals who were involved and are \"securing warrants for their arrest on charges of disturbing the peace in the neighborhood.\"

\"No child should be frightened by a mob of protestors, no local official should fear violence for their public service,\" McLean wrote.

Tuesday's protests are the latest in a series of threats against public health officials nationwide since the pandemic began. In addition to the death threats Dr. Anthony Fauci and his adult daughters have received, lesser known health officials across the country have been targeted and harassed, some to the point where they have resigned.

As of Wednesday, Idaho had reported 113,905 infections and 1,074 deaths from the virus, according to the state health department.

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