Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday on the Big Island, bringing the total case count to 2,660.
Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday on the Big Island, bringing the total case count to 2,660.
Statewide, 101 new cases were reported Thursday by the Department of Health. Oahu reported 77 of those cases, Maui County nine and Kauai two new cases. Four residents were diagnosed while outside the state.
Statewide, 31,658 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the end of last February. The Big Island had a 0.9% test positivity rate, under the statewide rate of 1.5%.
Over the past two weeks, the Big Island has reported 103 cases, or an average of six cases per day. In the past 14 days, 38 new cases have been reported in Kailua-Kona and 29 in Hilo. Most other areas of the island are reporting less than 10 cases per day.
On Thursday, 43 people were hospitalized across the state, including five on the Big Island. To date, 2,421 people have required hospitalization, including 128 on the Big Island.
Two new coronavirus-related deaths were reported by the state Thursday. Of the 476 coronavirus-related deaths confirmed and reported by the state to date, 371 were on Oahu, 48 were on Maui, 53 were on the Big Island and one on Kauai. Three deaths were among residents outside the state.
