Honolulu officials say a new coronavirus test has come back positive for a person under investigation on Oahu.

The brief announcement Saturday evening follows the positive test results for two visitors on Kauai that were announced late Friday night.

City spokesman Alexander Zannes said Gov. David Ige plans to discuss the test result at a press conference on Sunday afternoon.

Five people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Hawaii.

Read about the Kauai cases here.

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