Eight New Cases Identified On Big Island

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 84 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday. The statewide total is now 33,207. One new COVID-related death was reported.

Eight new cases of the virus were identified on the Big Island Sunday, per DOH statistics. The state’s two-week average is 85 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.5%.

Most of the active cases on the Big Island remain located in the Kailua-Kona and Hilo areas. A DOH map that tracks cases by district across all islands can be accessed on the department’s website.

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

O‘ahu: 25,428
Maui: 3,498
Hawai‘i: 2,739
Kaua‘i: 297
Lana‘i: 112
Moloka‘i: 37
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 1,096

A total of 2,180 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 488 have died.