Hawaii Reports 628 New COVID Cases, 2 More Deaths As Hospitalizations Rise

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state reported 628 new COVID infections on Friday and two more deaths.

This is the second day in a row that Hawaii has reported more than 600 new cases. As of Thursday, 655 new infections were reported, the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic.

The two deaths bring Hawaii’s death toll from the virus to 540.

The two people who died were men in their sixties. They had been hospitalized, the state health department said. One was on Oahu, while the other was on Maui.

Among the new cases on Friday:

424 were on Oahu
110 in Hawaii County
64 in County Maui
and nine on Kauai

The remaining 21 cases were residents diagnosed out of state.

The new infections bring the number of confirmed cases in Hawaii to 45,245 since the start of the pandemic. The state’s health department is reporting 4,781 infections in the past 14 days alone.

The state does not report daily on the immunization status of those who contract COVID.

Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Josh Green reported 185 active COVID hospitalizations statewide, up from 166 on Thursday.

The positivity rate in Hawaii is 6.85%.

Some 60.6% of the state’s population are fully vaccinated, while 67.8% have relieved at least one dose.

This story will be updated.

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