SANDPOINT — Of the 45 novel coronavirus cases in the Panhandle, one person is hospitalized and 14 are no longer being monitored, according to the Panhandle Health District.

According to PHD officials and Bonner County Office of Emergency Management, there were no new cases in Bonner County confirmed on Tuesday. In Idaho, there have been 1,170 positive cases and 13 deaths. Of the 45 cases in the five northern counties, 42 are in Kootenai County and three in Bonner County. Details on new cases are posted on the PHD website page in real time at panhandlehealthdistrict.org/covid-19 .

PHD officials said that health officials aren' using the term "recovered" because it could be "misleading as we don't know if a person can contract COVID-19 more than once," Katherine Hoyer, PHD public information officer, said in a press release.

Instead, the health district is using the phrase "no longer monitoring" to indicate that when an individual has stayed home for the recommended period of time, has not had a fever for at least 72 hours, and other symptoms have improved. In addition, the phrase also indicates that at least seven days have passed since the individual's symptoms first appeared.

The Panhandle area includes the five northern counties — Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah, Bonner, and Boundary.

People ill with coronavirus in other states and countries have reported mild to severe respiratory illness with fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust announced a donation of $250,000 to the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

The commitment from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust brings the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds to over $1,630,000, with donations from businesses, philanthropic organizations and individual donors. Funds will be distributed through grants to community-based organizations at the front lines of the region's coronavirus outbreak.

The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds are hosted at Innovia Foundation in partnership with Empire Health Foundation and Spokane County United Way in Eastern Washington, and Equinox Foundation, Avista Foundation and Idaho Community Foundation in North Idaho.

"We are grateful to the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and all of our funding partners, for their tremendous level of support for the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for Eastern Washington and North Idaho. These generous contributions will positively impact our region's most vulnerable populations," said Innovia Foundation CEO Shelly O'Quinn.

The $250,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is part of a $5.4 million dollar commitment that the trust announced in late March to support the COVID-19 outbreak response efforts.

“Addressing challenges like those presented by the COVID-19 pandemic require a deep understanding of the unique needs of an individual community, an ability to nimbly activate resources and a willingness to collaborate with diverse partners to serve the common good,” said M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Executive Director Steve Moore. “We are incredibly grateful to organizations like Innovia Foundation that are working tirelessly to help serve the urgent needs of individuals, families and communities across the Inland Northwest.”

The first distributions from the Response and Recovery Funds are expected by April 10 and will continue on a rolling basis as fundraising continues throughout the outbreak and recovery phases of the crisis. Grants will be administered in partnership with a regional community advisory group consisting of residents and leaders from health, economic and human services sectors.

The COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds will provide funding to organizations that have deep roots in community and strong experience serving the elderly, homeless, residents without health insurance and/or access to sick days, communities of color, people with limited English language proficiency, healthcare, hospitality and gig economy workers, and low-wage employees, among others.

Advisory councils are seeking input from the public to better understand the needs in their communities. Individuals interested in filling out a 5-question survey that will help local advisory councils direct financial and other resources in the first round of funding should visit covidresponse.questionpro.com to respond. Individuals and organizations can donate and find additional information about the COVID-19 Response Funds via innovia.org/covid19 .

In Tuesday's story, Bonner General Health and Erin Binnall did not specify the gender or hospital condition of the county’s third novel coronavirus case. The hospital and Erin Binnall only confirmed that there was a third case.

Caroline Lobsinger can be reached by email at clobsinger@bonnercountydailybee.com and follow her on Twitter @CarolDailyBee.