3 New COVID Cases Reported on Big Island

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 108 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 87,772. Eight new COVID-related fatalities were reported.

A total of three new infections were identified on the Big Island Wednesday. On Tuesday, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency reported 214 active cases, and three persons hospitalized.

The state’s seven-day average is now 78 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: 59,621
Hawai‘i: 11,708
Maui: 10,006
Kaua‘i: 3,122
Moloka‘i: 246
Lana‘i: 145
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 2,924

A total of 5,040 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 1,026 have died.