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New Statewide COVID-19 Case Count Rises to 797

December 17, 2021 at 4:13 pm tdemartini
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The State Department of Health reports 797 new cases of coronavirus with 2 new COVID-19 related deaths.  The following data includes confirmed and probable cases up until Wednesday, December 15, 2021.  Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control Division website: hawaiicovid19.com/dashboard.

 

 

 

 

STATEWIDE COVID-19 COUNTS:

Total Cases  91,067

New Cases: 797

Deaths: 1,067

Daily Case Average: 296

Current Hospitalizations: 41

Positivity Rate: 4.2%

Fatality Rate: 1.2%

Cases Reported in the Last Two Weeks: 2842

 

The DOH reports 29 new cases of coronavirus with 1 new COVID-19 related death on Hawaiʻi Island.

 

HAWAIʻI ISLAND COVID-19 COUNTS:

Total Cases: 11,981

New Cases: 29

Deaths: 147

Daily Case Average: 16

Current Hospitalizations: 7

Positivity Rate: 2.4%

Fatality Rate: 1.2%

Cases Reported in the Last Two Weeks: 213

 

Kauaʻi

New COVID Cases: 14

Total COVID Case Count: 3319

 

Maui

New COVID Cases: 23

Total COVID Case Count: 10,670

 

Oʻahu

New COVID Cases: 712

Total COVID Case Count: 62,049

Tags: COVID-19, Hawaiʻi Island, Honolulu, Kauaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health
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