Five New COVID Cases Identified on Big Island

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 48 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday, raising the statewide total to 28,023. Three new COVID-related deaths were also reported.

The state’s two-week average is 52 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.2%.

Five new cases were identified on the Big Island Wednesday, according to DOH statistics. The state’s virus tracker, which maps cases by district across all islands, can be accessed here.

The island-by-island case count is as follows:

O‘ahu: 22,174
Maui: 2,365
Hawai‘i: 2,294
Kaua‘i: 186
Lana‘i: 108
Moloka‘i: 27
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 869

A total of 1,914 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 448 people have died.