Big Island Cases Trending Upward Mid-Week
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 75 new cases of coronavirus statewide Thursday, bringing the overall total to 38,196. One new COVID-related death was reported.
The state’s two-week average is 46 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 2.1%.
The island-by-island case count is as follows:
O‘ahu: 27,346
Maui: 3,903
Hawai‘i: 3,238
Kaua‘i: 397
Lana‘i: 112
Moloka‘i: 56
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 1,361
A total of 2,507 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 519 have died.
To date, more than 1.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered statewide.