Health officials reported 76 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Saturday, including 48 on Oahu, 17 on Hawaii island, one on Kauai and nine on Maui. One Hawaii resident was diagnosed out of state.

Starting Wednesday at 12:01 a.m., people flying to Kauai will no longer be able to skip a 14-day quarantine by taking a COVID-19 test. Gov. David Ige approved a request by the mayor of Kauai on Friday to temporarily opt out of the state’s pre-travel testing program.

Of the 46 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed on Kauai in November, 78% were associated with travel — including residents and visitors.

The state’s official death toll is 240. Civil Beat calculates at least 257 people have died from the disease in Hawaii including 17 deaths on Hawaii island that are pending medical verification by the state. To date, 49 deaths on the Big Island have been recorded by the Hawaii County Civil Defense.

According to Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Hawaii Department of Health, the COVID-19 case reports are based on test results from laboratories statewide and include test results from both residents and tourists tested within the state.

The results of Hawaii residents who test positive out of state are also included, as well as cases confirmed among military service members and their family, although military cases are not specifically indicated.

If a visitor takes a test outside of Hawaii, those test results are reported to their home state health authorities and would not be reflected in the Hawaii health department’s reports. In some cases, rapid point-of-care testing results are not submitted to the DOH and are not included in these daily reports either.

For more information, check this Hawaii Department of Health COVID-19 site or this state site, and the Hawaii Data Collaborative COVID-19 Tracking site. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency also provides this comprehensive dashboard.

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

17,784
COVID-19 Cases

257
Deaths

659,720
Tests performed

Source: Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages

Tier 2
Current Tier*

75
Daily Case Count

2.4%
Test Positivity

Source: The City and County of Honolulu
* The current case numbers and test positivity rate may not correlate with the metrics set for a specific tier as the county must spend at least four consecutive weeks in a tier and meet the metrics for the next tier before advancing, according to the reopening plan. More information of the City and County of Honolulu’s reopening strategy as well as details of the restrictions of Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 can be found at oneoahu.org

Hawaii COVID-19 Cases By County

Daily New COVID-19 Cases

Number Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In U.S.

COVID-19 Cases Worldwide

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