The State has added 78 new COVID-19 cases, according to today’s report from the State Department of Health. After 5 days of triple-digit increases, yesterday the State added 64 and today, 78. The state’s total is now 16,088.
O’ahu has the biggest increase, with 62 new cases. There were 7 residents out of state who have been newly-diagnosed with COVID-19 plus 2 that were recategorized from Kaua’i to out-of-state. Maui County has 5 new cases, and Moloka’i has zero new cases. Lana’i, after an outbreak that caused 106 cases, seems to have brought the virus under control and has had no new cases for 4 days.
On the Big Island, there are 4 new cases, bringing the island’s total to 1,413. Hawaii County Civil Defense has said most of the recent cases have been in Kailua-Kona, which has added 84 cases in the past 14 days.
There have been 69 residents requiring hospitalization, and 48 people have died from COVID-19. The State is only reporting 31 of those who have passed in its official total of 222.
The State Department of Health 3 p.m. report:
Hawaii
| Total Cases: | 1,413 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 179 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 69 |
| Deaths: | 31 |
Kauai
| Total Cases: | 71 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 10 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 4 |
| Deaths: | 0 |
Lanai
| Total Cases: | 106 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 18 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 3 |
| Deaths: | 0 |
Maui
| Total Cases: | 430 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 28 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 58 |
| Deaths: | 17 |
Molokai
| Total Cases: | 17 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 0 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 1 |
| Deaths: | 0 |
Oahu
| Total Cases: | 13,924 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 1,015 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 1,043 |
| Deaths: | 173 |
Out of state
| Total Cases: | 127 |
| Cases in the Past 14 Days: | 69 |
| Required Hospitalization: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 1 |