Hawaii Department of Health officials today reported 111 new coronavirus infections across the country, bringing the state’s total to 30,381 cases since the start of the pandemic.
No new coronavirus-related deaths have been reported today as the death toll in the country remains 474.
The official death toll from the state’s official coronavirus includes 370 deaths on Oahu, 53 on the island of Hawaii, 47 on Maui, one on Kauai, and three Hawaii residents who died outside the state.
The US coronavirus mortality rate today is more than 567,000 and the countrywide infection count is more than 31.6 million.
According to health officials, 93 of Oahu, 10 of Maui, six of Hawaii and two residents of Hawaii were diagnosed outside the state.
The statistics released today reflect the new infection cases reported to the department on Friday.
The total number of cases of coronavirus per island since the onset of the outbreak is 24,134 in Oahu, 3,247 in Maui, 2,642 in Hawaii County, 200 in Kauai, 111 in Lanai and 35 in Molokai. There are also 1,012 residents of Hawaii who have been diagnosed outside the state.
Health officials also said today that 1206 cases of the state’s total infection count are considered active. Officials say they regard infections reported over the past 14 days as a ‘proxy number for active cases’. The number of active cases in the state increased by 18 today.
Per island, Oahu has 802 active cases, Maui has 281, the Big Island has 118, Kauai has four, Molokai has one and Lanai has none.
Health officials count 5,692 new COVID-19 test results in the current score, for a 1.9% positive percentage nationwide. The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.6%, according to the Hawaii COVID-19 Data dashboard.
The COVID-19 vaccine summary in Hawaii said 1,027,849 doses of vaccine were administered by state and federal distribution programs as of Friday. More than 34% of Hawaii’s population has received at least one dose through the state vaccination system, but that figure does not include those vaccinated by federal programs.
Of all the confirmed cases of Hawaii infection, 2077 required hospitalizations, with one new hospitalization on Maui reported today by state health officials.
Eight hospitalizations in the census are residents of Hawaii who have been diagnosed and treated outside the state. Of the 2069 hospitalizations in the state, 1,749 were on Oahu, 193 on Maui, 112 on the Big Island, nine on Kauai, five on Lanai and one on Molokai.
According to the latest information from the department’s COVID-19 Data dashboard, a total of 46 patients with the virus were in Hawaii hospitals as of Friday morning, with nine in intensive care units and seven in ventilators.
Oahu moved into the less restricted Level 3 of the city’s four-level economic recovery plan on Feb. 25 after being in Level 2 since Oct. 22. Level 3 allows for social and outdoor recreational gatherings of up to ten people, and can seat restaurants. 10 people at the table, versus five. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced changes to Tier 3 on March 11, including that bars could reopen under the same conditions as restaurants and the evening clock extended to midnight.
Honolulu will remain in Level 3 of the COVID-19 reopening framework for at least the next four weeks, Blangiardi said last week.
According to Eastern Mayor, the current seven-day case for Oahu is 55 and the seven-day positive percentage is 1.9%.
This news release will be updated as more information becomes available.