Virus Totals Press Upward Following Holiday Weekend

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 63 new cases of coronavirus statewide Monday, bringing the overall total to 38,544. No new COVID-related deaths were reported.

A total of 15 new cases were identified on the Big Island Monday, with 114 active cases and six persons hospitalized, according to information provided by Hawai´i County Civil Defense. The state’s two-week average is 60 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 2.3%.

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

O‘ahu: 27,520
Maui: 3,928
Hawai‘i: 3,295
Kaua‘i: 421
Lana‘i: 112
Moloka‘i: 56
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 1,404

A total of 2,527 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 521 have died.

To date, more than 1,714,937 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered statewide