2 New COVID Cases Reported on Big Island

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 79 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 87,664. No new COVID-related fatalities were reported.

A total of two new infections were identified on the Big Island Tuesday. On Monday, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency reported 221 active cases, and four persons hospitalized.

The state’s seven-day average is now 85 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.4%. A map documenting new cases by district throughout all islands can be accessed at the DOH website.

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

O‘ahu: 59,570
Hawai‘i: 11,705
Maui: 9,981
Kaua‘i: 3,113
Moloka‘i: 246
Lana‘i: 145
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 2,904

A total of 5,029 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 1,018 have died.