The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 720 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 62,949. No new COVID-related deaths were reported.
A total of 139 new infections were identified on the Big Island Monday. Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency reports 1,898 active cases with 78 persons hospitalized.
The state’s two-week average is now 874 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 8%. A map documenting new cases by district across all islands can be accessed at the DOH website.
A total of 3,446 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 589 have died.
To date, a total of 1,863,219 doses of the vaccine have been administered statewide, with 63.1% of the population fully vaccinated at 71.4% who have received at least one shot.
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