DOH Reports 119 New COVID-19 Cases on the Big Island

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reported 756 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 68,265. Two new COVID-related deaths were reported.

A total of 119 new infections were identified on the Big Island Monday. Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency reports 1,767 active cases with 66 persons hospitalized.

The state’s two-week average is now 720 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 7.2%. 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: 47,76
Maui: 7,995
Hawai‘i: 8,345
Kaua‘i: 1,541
Moloka‘i: 166
Lana‘i: 134
Pending: 0
Out-of-State: 2,208

A total of 3,676 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 infection since the pandemic began, while at least 626 have died.

To date, a total of 1,882,907 doses of the vaccine have been administered statewide, with 64.3% of the population fully vaccinated at 72.6% who have received at least one shot.