The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Tuesday, September 1, at 5:28 a.m.:

Worldwide cases: 25,533,086   Worldwide deaths: 851,647

U.S. cases: 6,036,569     U.S. deaths:   183,689

According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide case report increased by 278,747 in the last 24 hours.  Deaths worldwide increased by more than 4,540.

According to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard, the United States has added 33,954 cases in the last 24 hours.  In that time,  the number of reported deaths from  COVID-19 increased by 486.

Cases and deaths in the U.S. are growing steadily, but at a lower rate than two months ago.  Medical professionals have said that now, six plus months into this pandemic, they have learned more about the most effective way to treat patients, and the percentage of people who die from COVID-19 has decreased.  That includes here in the state.  On Monday in a State House Select Committee on COVID-19 update, the Queen’s Medical Center CEO Dr. Jill Hoggard Green said that local hospitals are using both remdesivir and dexamethasone with all COVID-19 patients now, and it’s proving to keep patients alive that might have died six months ago without those medications.

In Hawaii, cases are growing, as are deaths–the state now has 70 deaths, including 3 on Hawaii Island.  The Big Island’s case count on August 1 was 115, with no active cases.  On the last day of the month, the case count had more than tripled, to 364, with 179 active cases.  Mayor Harry Kim has said most of the cases are in East Hawaii, and most have stemmed from large gatherings with few people wearing masks and no distancing.  For Monday’s complete state update, click here.