LIHU‘E — Sunday, the state Department of Health reported 220 new positive cases of coronavirus.
LIHU‘E — Sunday, the state Department of Health reported 220 new positive cases of coronavirus.
Most of the new cases were reported on O‘ahu. None of the new cases is on Kaua‘i.
This brought Hawai‘i’s cumulative total to 5,042 across the islands. Of those cases, 6% have required hospitalization, and 93% were residents. The statewide death toll remains at 40.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green said that there are 143 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, including 35 patients in intensive-care units and 25 on ventilators.
Kaua‘i reported zero new cases Saturday as well, so there are currently seven active cases, all in isolation.
Between Friday and Saturday, three more individuals were placed under a state Department of Health-directed quarantine due to being a close contact of a confirmed case. The total under quarantine now sits at 40.
Of the 54 cumulative cases, the island has seen, 47 are attributed to residents and seven to visitors.
Additionally, 47 cases have recovered or have been transferred to another jurisdiction.
Note: This story has been edited to reflect the accurate number of people in isolation on Kauai.
