COVID weekly update: 66 new infections reported on Garden Isle
The state Department of Health reported 2,211 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Oct. 19, bringing the statewide total to 360,490. Three new fatalities were reported.
Kaua‘i had a total of 66 new infections. A map documenting new cases by district throughout all islands can be accessed at the DOH website.
The island-by-island case count is as follows:
O‘ahu: 250,279
Hawaiʻi: 40,168
Maui: 41,187
Kaua‘i: 18,052
Moloka‘i: 1,273
Lana‘i: 809
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 8,722
The average number of people statewide hospitalized for the virus from Oct. 6-12 was 53. At least 1,702 have died since the pandemic began.