The two employees, a locum physician and a nurse traveler, tested positive during mandatory pre-employment testing prior to beginning work at the hospital.

The statewide total as of Wednesday afternoon was 2,763 cases of the virus reported since testing began on Feb. 28, 2020. 

The courthouse was closed Monday afternoon after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. 

The Department of Health reports the state's 27th COVID-19 related death as well as another day of triple-digit cases.

Gov. David Ige made it clear he's not ready to cede free-flowing interisland travel just yet, which rebooted on June 16 after a widespread lockdown brought the spread of coronavirus to a near halt across the islands.

Hawai‘i counted 207 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, shattering the statewide record for daily coronavirus figures, but it won't change day-to-day life on the Big Island.

Health officials said that approximately 114 of the new cases can be contributed to private clinical laboratory reporting issues experienced over the weekend when the state reported 87 cases Saturday and identified 45 on Sunday.

DOH will likely need to update case numbers from Friday on.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting 87 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 2,197. Call new cases were identified on O‘ahu.

The vast majority of the problem continues to be isolated to O‘ahu.