SANDPOINT — No new novel coronavirus cases turned up in Bonner or Pend Oreille counties on Tuesday, according to regional public health officials.

The Panhandle Health District said there remains 62 cases in Kootenai County and four cases in Bonner County. The health district said the virus, which causes COVID-19, has not been detected in Boundary, Shoshone or Benewah counties.

The Northeast Tri-County Health District said there are two cases in Pend Oreille County. Stevens County has nine cases and Ferry County has one case.

Northeast Tri County Health District’s Board of Health held a special meeting on Monday to discuss Washington’s stay-at-home order, county variance requests and the four-phase reopening approach. While much of the state will continue with the extension of the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order until May 31, Ferry and Pend Oreille counties did meet the preliminary criteria to apply for a variance request to move to Phase 2, sooner than the rest of the state. To meet these criteria, counties had to have a population of less than 75,000 and no identified residents with COVID-19 for the past three weeks.

No new cases emerged in Montana either, according to the state. There were seven confirmed cases in Lincoln County and none in Sanders County.

However, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare tallied 21 new cases elsewhere in the state, driving the statewide total of confirmed cases to 2,127. The virus has claimed 65 lives in Idaho, the department said.

The Idaho Health & Welfare announced on Tuesday that Idaho families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can purchase groceries online starting today at Amazon.com. Recipients of SNAP benefits can shop online at Walmarts on Thursday.

Idaho has been approved to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture online purchasing pilot project. SNAP recipients can choose in-store pick up or delivery, where available, but those who choose delivery will have to pay any delivery fee out of pocket. SNAP benefits do not cover these costs.

“As stay-at-home orders are lifted, everyone is still encouraged to continue practicing social distancing, and this should help that effort,” said Kristin Matthews, program manager for Idaho SNAP. “At-risk and needy populations are still facing tremendous difficulty finding and purchasing food, and Idaho is continuing to explore ways to better serve them.”

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