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This graphic features the average number of new cases – both confirmed and probable – reported by the State of Hawaiʻi over a 14-day period, as well as the test positivity rate for the same time period. The map shows zip code areas with reported cases having onset dates in the past 14 days, according to the Hawaiʻi health department.

Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Update: 80 New Cases On Big Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 16, 2021 at 1:39 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Health officials are currently monitoring 1,414 active cases on the Big Island, with 31 hospitalized.

(BIVN) – There were 539 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi on Monday, down from the 845 cases identified on Sunday. There were no new COVID-related deaths reported state-wide.

Today, there were eighty (80) new cases identified on Hawaiʻi island, down from the one hundred forty-seven (147) cases reported yesterday.

Health officials are currently monitoring 1,414 active cases on Hawaiʻi island. The test positivity rate on the Big Island over the last 14 days is 7.2%, and there has been a 14-day average of one hundred nine (109) new cases per day.

According to the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, there were thirty-one (31) persons hospitalized today on the Big Island, a 14.8% increase in the number of hospitalizations compared to the previous report of twenty-seven (27).

On the Health Department’s zip code area map showing reported COVID-19 cases with onset dates in the past 14 days, there are fifteen (15) locations on the Big Island showing over 10 cases. Six (6) of those zip code areas are showing over 50 cases, with two areas (Kona and Hilo) identifying over 300 new cases in 14 days.

  • 96720 (Hilo) – 379 cases
  • 96740 (Kona) – 362 cases
  • 96743 (Kohala) – 86 cases
  • 96738 (S. Kohala) – 76 cases
  • 96755 (N. Kohala) – 47 cases
  • 96719 (N. Kohala) – 20 cases
  • 96727 (Hāmākua) – 49 cases
  • 96773* (N. Hilo) – 17 cases
  • 96749 (Puna) – 99 cases
  • 96760 (Puna) – 18 cases
  • 96771 (Puna mauka) – 43 cases
  • 96778 (Puna makai) – 62 cases
  • 96725 (Kona) – 37 cases
  • 96750 (Kona) – 33 cases
  • 96704* (South Kona) – 33 cases

* The 96773 zip code area includes zip code areas 96710, 96774, 96728, 96764, and 96780. The 96704 zip code area includes zip code areas 96726.

“As you may be exposed to COVID when you leave your home, you can protect your friends and family by following the safe practices of wearing face masks, maintain social distancing, and limiting gather sizes,” a Hawaiʻi County civil Defense message stated on Monday. “You should also frequently wash your hands with soap and water.”

To date, the State of Hawaiʻi says 1,804,695 cumulative doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Health officials say 61.3% percent of the State population has been fully vaccinated. 69% of the population has initiated vaccination. On Hawaiʻi island, 58% has completed vaccination.


Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: coronavirus

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