The State Department of Health has reported 89 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the state’s total to 18,951 total cases of COVID-19.

The Big Island added only 3 cases.  The island has lost 49 people to COVID-19, although the state is counting only 43 of those so far in its COVID-19 death toll of 269.

The island-by-island breakdown as provided by State Department of Health, reflecting numbers from Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020:

Where	Total	New
State	18,951	87
Hawaii County	1,691	3
Oahu	16,059	57
Maui	662	19
Kaua’i	125	2
Out of state	286	8
Lanai	106	0
Molokai	22	0

 

The FDA is poised to give the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Authorization.  The State is expecting to receive more than 4,000 doses early next week.  Click here for more on Hawaii’s plans for the COVID-19 vaccines.