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Four coronavirus-related deaths were reported by state health officials Tuesday, along with 181 new cases. So far 74 Hawaii residents with COVID-19 have died, about half of them in August.

One of the deaths reported Tuesday was on Hawaii Island and the rest were on Oahu.

Five of the were made on Maui, 157 on Oahu and 19 on Hawaii island.

Another 25 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside of the islands and one has died.

Almost 6,000 people in Hawaii have active infections. As of Monday, nearly 300 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 related issues, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green.

The Texas-based company operating Hawaii’s surge testing effort has not provided results to the state Department of Health since Aug. 30, a spokesman said in an email Tuesday.

The testing program will run through mid-September. Specimens are collected and sent to California for processing.  As of Tuesday, 62 out of 7,184 test results received from Hawaii were positive — a less than 1% positivity rate — according to Mia Heck, a spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Nearly 50,000 people have registered for a testing appointment since the program began last Wednesday. Anyone can get tested regardless of whether they have symptoms.

The H-3 freeway on Oahu was shut down Tuesday to facilitate mass testing for COVID-19. Traffic will be closed in both directions from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and testing stations will be set up inside the Harano Tunnel,

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