VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 8: 128 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

Oahu recorded an average of 90 new cases a day in the last week.

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Hawaii health officials reported 128 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday — the same number of cases recorded Saturday — along with the death of another person on Oahu.

The new cases included 20 on the Big Island, 105 on Oahu, two in Maui County and one reported out of state.

A record 126,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 across the country on Saturday.

Oahu has seen an average of 90 new cases reported daily in the last week.

VIRUS TRACKER UPDATE

Civil Beat’s virus tracker is updated when the state releases its daily numbers. The state is now posting the numbers at 3 p.m.

Those metrics continue to keep Oahu in Tier 2 of its reopening plan and could delay the island’s move to Tier 3. Gatherings of up to 10 people would be allowed in Tier 3, but Oahu must maintain a seven-­day average of 49 or fewer daily cases, and a seven-day average positivity rate below 2.49% for two weeks straight.

Civil Beat calculates at least 238 people have died from the disease in Hawaii including 17 deaths on Hawaii island that have not been recorded yet by the Department of Health due to medical verification lags. The statewide official death toll is at 221.

There are currently 75 people hospitalized in Hawaii with the disease.

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.

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

15,947
COVID-19 Cases
238
Deaths
566,994
Tests performed

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages

Tier 2
Current Tier*
90
Daily Case Count
3.1%
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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