HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Dec. 31: 188 New COVID-19 Cases

There were three new deaths reported by the health department.

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Health officials reported 188 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Thursday, including 135 on Oahu, 27 in Maui County, 14 on the Big Island and 12 residents who were diagnosed out of the state. There were three new fatalities reported but no details.

To date, 21,397 people in Hawaii have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including 1,619 in the past two weeks.

As of Wednesday, 60% of the state’s 338 available ICU hospital beds were in use, including 17 COVID-19 patients.

Reporting Lag

Nationwide, almost 20 million people have had the coronavirus and roughly 0.1% of the country — one out of every 1,000 people — has died from it in the last year.

Civil Beat’s virus tracker is updated when the state releases its daily numbers. The state posts new data daily at noon. The daily reports reflect laboratory results collected up until 11:59 p.m. two days prior, leaving a 36-hour lag between when results are submitted to the Department of Health and when the state reports them publicly.

There have been four virus clusters connected to church activities in December. Two of the clusters are still being investigated by the state’s contact tracers and have been linked to at least 50 cases.

Roughly 15% of cases diagnosed in December were associated with travel, with the bulk of cases in Hawaii being spread in the community.

The official state death toll from the virus is 288. Civil Beat calculates at least 293 people have died from the disease in Hawaii, including five deaths on Hawaii island that are still pending medical verification by the state.

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

21,397
COVID-19 Cases
293
Deaths
807,135
Tests performed

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages

Tier 2
Current Tier*
80
Daily Case Count
3.5%
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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