SANDPOINT — A fourth case of novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in Bonner County, the Panhandle Health District reported on Friday.

The fourth case involves a male who is self-isolating, according to the Bonner County Emergency Operations Center. The operations center said the three other individuals stricken with the virus are also self-isolating.

The new case brings the total number of cases in the Panhandle to 48, with the other 44 cases located in Kootenai County.

No confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Boundary, Shoshone or Benewah counties, according to the health district.

The health district is also reemphasizing adherence to Gov. Brad Little’s stay-at-home order and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention guidelines for hygiene and social distancing due to evidence of community transmission in Kootenai County.

“Some of the confirmed cases are not connected to travel or contact with a confirmed case,” Katherine Hoyer, the district’s spokeswoman, said in a news release.

The virus has not claimed the lives of any Panhandle residents, according to the district.

The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare said on Friday that there were 43 new lab-confirmed cases, bringing the statewide total to 1,396 cases. The virus’ death toll stands at 25, according to Health & Welfare.

The coronavirus has led to 128 hospitalizations and 35 admissions to intensive-care. Health & Welfare said there are 150 cases of COVID-19 among Idaho healthcare workers.

In the Panhandle, 23 of the residents with COVID-19 are over the age of 50, while 20 are in the 19- to 49-year-old age range. Five residents are under the age of 18, according to the health district.

Twenty-eight of the Panhandle cases involve males and 20 involve females, the district said.

Governor Brad Little urged Idahoans to safely observe the Holy Week.

“From the quiet of our own homes, we can unite our faith and prayers for relief from a global pandemic, and we can pray for each other,” said Little, who said he would take in church services remotely. “With coronavirus, we must keep our faith as well as keep our distance.”

Keith Kinnaird can be reached by email at kkinnaird@bonnercountydailybee.com and follow him on Twitter @KeithDailyBee.