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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: 91 New Cases On Big Island
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by Big Island Video News
on Dec 24, 2021 at 10:26 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - With 1,828 new cases reported statewide, COVID-19 infections are climbing at a high rate.

(BIVN) – There were 1,828 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi on Friday, up from the 1,511 cases reported on Thursday. There were ninety-one (91) new cases identified on Hawaiʻi island today, up from the sixty-six (66) cases reported the day before. One (1) death with COVID was reported statewide.

Health officials are currently monitoring 370 active cases on Hawaiʻi island. The test positivity rate in Hawaiʻi County over the last two-weeks is up to 4.0%. There has been a 14-day average of 35 new cases per day on the Big Island. On Oʻahu, where 1,547 new cases were identified on Friday, there is now a high test positivity rate of 11.3%.

On the Health Department’s zip code area map showing reported COVID-19 cases with onset dates in the past 14 days, there are seven (7) zip code areas on the Big Island showing over 10 cases, with two of those areas (Hilo and Kona) showing over 50 cases. Zip code areas not listed below have recorded less than 10 cases in 14 days.

  • 96720 (Hilo) – 129 cases
  • 96743 (Kohala) – 21 cases
  • 96738 (South Kohala) – 11 cases
  • 96740 (Kona) – 67 cases
  • 96704 (South Kona) – 12 cases
  • 96749 (Puna) – 35 cases
  • 96778 (Puna makai) – 18 cases

To date, the State of Hawaiʻi says 2,505,606 total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. Health officials say 73.9% percent of the State population has been fully vaccinated. 79.3% of the population has initiated vaccination, and 23.7% has gotten a third dose. On Hawaiʻi island, 66% has completed vaccination.


Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: coronavirus

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