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.
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HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The State and County of Hawaiʻi are recording some of the lowest COVID case counts in weeks.
(BIVN) – There were 280 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi on Tuesday, down from the 431 cases identified on Monday. There were 39 new cases identified today on Hawaiʻi island, down from the 59 cases reported the day before.
The Hawaiʻi health department reported no deaths with COVID-19 today.
Health officials are currently monitoring 1,119 active cases on Hawaiʻi island. The test positivity rate in Hawaiʻi County over the last 14 days is down to 6.3%. There has been a 14-day average of 71 new cases per day.
On the Health Department’s zip code area map showing reported COVID-19 cases with onset dates in the past 14 days, there are sixteen (16) zip code areas on the Big Island showing over 10 cases. Five (5) of those zip code areas are showing over 50 cases, with two areas (Kona and Hilo) identifying over 200 new cases in 14 days. Zip code areas not listed below have recorded less than 10 cases in 14 days.
* The 96704 zip code area includes the zip code area of 96726.
To date, the State of Hawaiʻi says 1,968,774 cumulative doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Health officials say 66.6% percent of the State population has been fully vaccinated. 75.1% of the population has initiated vaccination. On Hawaiʻi island, 63% has now completed vaccination.