The state Department of Health reports 15 new COVID-19 cases today, all on Oahu, bringing the statewide case total to 706.
The state Department of Health reports 15 new COVID-19 cases today, all on Oahu, bringing the statewide case total to 706.
One case was removed from the count because of updated testing information.
The City and County of Honolulu now has 472 reported cases.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser the spike is alarming, and added he is expecting another surge eight to 10 days after 10,000 protesters gathered for “Black Lives Matter” marches throughout the islands.
Hawaii County’s total remains 81 cases with all having been released from isolation as recovered. Only one Big Island case required hospitalization.
Maui County has 120 reported cases, while Kauai County’s case count is 21.
Hawaii’s statewide case total includes 12 residents diagnosed outside the state.
The statewide death toll from coronavirus-related illness remains at 17, with 11 on Oahu and six on Maui.
The number of statewide cases requiring hospitalization is 87.
There have been 627 cases statewide that have been released from isolation as recovered, according to DOH.
