Hawaii State Department of Health reports only one new case of COVID-19 in the state today, on O’ahu.  The statewide count is 653.  Over the past several weeks, our case count has been zero or in single digits, and with the COVID curve flat, Gov. David Ige announced on Monday that interisland travel may resume without the 14-day quarantine, starting Saturday June 16.  There are going to be changes due to COVID-19, to keep people safe and to let the State Department of Health do effective contact tracing as COVID-19 cases appear.

Lt. Gov. Dr. Josh Green advised people to expect additional COVID-19 cases, but offered the reassurance that our state’s hospitals have the capacity to handle a surge of cases.

 

Cumulative totals as of 12:00 noon on June 2, 2020

Statewide

COVID-19 Positive* Cases

*Positive cases include presumptive and confirmed cases, and Hawaii residents and non-residents; data are preliminary and subject to change. Note that CDC provides case counts according to states of residence.

^†Includes cases that meet isolation release criteria (Isolation should be maintained until at least 3 days (72 hours) after resolution of fever and myalgia without the use of antipyretics OR at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset, whichever is longer). (The cases that have died and one case that has left the jurisdiction have been removed from these counts).

^‡One case is a Lanai resident whose exposure is on Maui Island and who will be remaining on Maui Island for the interim.