The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 156 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday, raising the statewide total to 15,473 since the pandemic began. No new COVID-related fatalities were reported.
Another 21 cases of coronavirus were identified on the Big Island Wednesday, which brought the islandwide total to 1,332 exactly as of Wednesday. A total of 387 cases remain active in Hawai‘i County, according to DOH statistics. The state’s virus tracker, which maps cases by district across all islands, can be accessed here.
A total of 1,125 people have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection, while the state’s official death toll stands at 219 as of Wednesday. To date, 11,958 individuals have been released from isolation and are considered recovered.
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