Hawaii saw 18 new cases of coronavirus today, as the total number of infections statewide since the start of the outbreak increased to 917, officials from the state Department of Health said in their daily noon count.
Today’s new cases include 15 on Oahu, one on Kauai and Maui, and one pending identification of the island of residence.
Health officials said they also removed an Oahu case from the state count today “as a result of updated information.”
Kauai County officials said the new Garden Isle case is part of the same group as 16 other recent cases, and is part of one of three households that have had several positive cases this month.
They said the current Kauai group is associated with group meetings. Kauai officials noted that all active cases on the island are in isolation and their close contacts are in quarantine.
Mayor Derek SK Kawakami echoed other state and local officials about being cautious over the July 4 holiday weekend.
“As we get closer to the holiday weekend of July 4, we want to reiterate that the COVID-19 threat is ongoing, and meeting with people outside of our home poses a serious risk of exposure,” Kawakami said in a statement. of press. “Ideally, people should celebrate at home with their immediate family. But if you are going to be in public, wear a mask and keep a physical distance from others to help reduce the risk of spreading this virus. “
After a relatively mild month of May with only 46 new cases reported, Hawaii has had 275 new confirmed cases reported in June.
As of today, 163 infections in Hawaii are active cases with a total of 736 patients now classified by health officials as “released from isolation” since the outbreak began in February. 14 new cases of release were reported today, 13 on Oahu and one on Maui. The category counts infected people who have met the criteria for release from isolation.
About 80% of Hawaii’s people who have been infected are now classified as released from isolation.
The state’s death toll from coronavirus remains 18, with 12 of the deaths on Oahu and six on Maui.
The current total number of coronavirus cases statewide includes 652 on Oahu, 123 in Maui County, 87 on the island of Hawaii and 38 in Kauai County, according to health officials. The total also includes 16 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state.
Of all the confirmed cases in Hawaii since the start of the outbreak, 113 have required hospitalizations, and two new hospitalizations on Oahu were reported today, health officials said.
A hospitalization on the state count is a Hawaiian resident who was diagnosed and treated out of state, authorities said. Of the 112 hospitalizations in the state, 84 have been on Oahu, 25 on Maui, two on the island of Hawaii, and one for Kauai.
By county, Honolulu has seen 518 patients released from isolation, and Maui has released 114 patients. Kauai has 17 active infections, while the Big Island has three.
Of the more than 79,058 coronavirus tests conducted so far by state and clinical laboratories in Hawaii, almost 1.2% have been positive. Health officials counted 1,315 new test results in today’s count.
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