Big Island Coronavirus Updates

The state Department of Health reported 519 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 228,336.

The state Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, Feb. 8, reported eight negative COVID-19 tests among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi County is now offering a new COVID testing program for businesses to help prevent workplace spread of the illness.

Visiting hours at Hilo Medical Center have returned to 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. as the hospital continues to see a decline in COVID hospitalizations and wait times in the emergency department.

The state Department of Health reported 533 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 227,817. No new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Monday that one inmate and two staff members at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state Department of Health reported 916 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 226,451. Four new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Health reported 1,278 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 225,535. Eighteen new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Health reported 1,192 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 224,257. Ten new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety on Thursday, Feb. 3, announced 13 positive COVID-19 cases among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center and one positive case among staff at Kulani Correctional Facility. Both correctional centers are in Hilo.

The Big Island now has another way to help combat COVID-19.

The state Department of Health reported 1,532 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 223,065. Three new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Wednesday, Feb. 2, that one staff member at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo has tested positive for COVID-19. No new infections were reported among inmates at HCCC or Kulani Correctional Facility in Hilo.

The state Department of Health reported 1,177 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 221,533.

The state Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, Feb. 1, reported 10 negative COVID-19 test results among inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo and no new infections among inmates or staff members.

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The state Department of Health reported 1,068 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 220,356. No new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety on Monday reported that five inmates and one staff member at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo and one staff member at Kulani Correctional Facility in Hilo have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state Department of Health reported 1,513 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 219,288.

The state Department of Health reported 2,741 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 217,775. Seven new fatalities were reported.