Over 50 New COVID-19 Cases Reported on the Big Island

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 234 new cases of coronavirus statewide Thursday, bringing the overall total to 41,303. Over the past two days, there have been five new COVID-related deaths reported.

A total of 54 new cases were identified on the Big Island Thursday, with 436 active cases and 12 individuals hospitalized, according to Hawai´i County Civil Defense. The increase in coronavirus cases has been expected with more travel and the arrival of the Delta variant in the Hawaiian Islands.

The state’s two-week average is now 185 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 4.8%. A map documenting new cases by district across all islands can be accessed at the DOH website.

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

O‘ahu: 29,186
Maui: 4,110
Hawai‘i: 3,753
Kaua‘i: 527
Lana‘i: 114
Moloka‘i: 57
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 1,614

A total of 2,684 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 534 have died.