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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: 29 New Cases On Big Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Dec 19, 2021 at 12:46 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Health officials reported 972 new cases today statewide, driven by an ongoing surge in new cases on Oʻahu.

(BIVN) – There were 972 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi on Sunday, up from the 707 cases reported on Saturday.

There were twenty-nine (29) new cases identified on Hawaiʻi island today, up from the twenty-two (22) cases reported the day before. The health department reported two (2) deaths with COVID-19, statewide.

Health officials are currently monitoring 227 active cases on Hawaiʻi island. The test positivity rate in Hawaiʻi County over the last two-weeks is up to 2.9%. There has been a 14-day average of 19 new cases per day on the Big Island.

On the Health Department’s zip code area map showing reported COVID-19 cases with onset dates in the past 14 days, there are four (4) zip code areas on the Big Island showing over 10 cases, with one of those areas (Hilo) showing over 50 cases. Zip code areas not listed below have recorded less than 10 cases in 14 days.

  • 96720 (Hilo) – 58 cases
  • 96740 (Kona) – 41 cases
  • 96749 (Puna) – 13 cases
  • 96778 (Puna makai) – 21 cases

To date, the State of Hawaiʻi says 2,453,379 total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. Health officials say 73.3% percent of the State population has been fully vaccinated. 78.6% of the population has initiated vaccination, and 21.4% has gotten a third dose. On Hawaiʻi island, 65% has completed vaccination.


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