The Hawai‘i Department of Health on Friday reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 across all islands.
That number, Hawai‘i’s highest since April, is indicative of a trend that has seen cases swing upward from single-digits to double-digits to more than 20 for the first time in several months. The statewide case total now stands at 789.
The county-by-county case count is as follows:
Honolulu: 551
Maui: 121
Hawai‘i: 83
Kaua‘i: 22
Pending: 0
Out-of-State Diagnoses: 12
To date, 96 people have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection, while 17 have died. A total of 642 individuals have been released from isolation and are considered recovered.
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The number of active cases on the Big Island remains at two, according to Hawai‘i County Civil Defense.
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