VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 1: 83 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

In the last seven days, 1.7% of COVID-19 tests administered statewide have come back positive.

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Hawaii health officials reported 83 on Sunday, including one on Kauai, 53 on Oahu, 26 on Hawaii island and three Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state.

In the last seven days, 1.7% of all COVID-19 tests taken across the state have come back positive — a significant decrease from a peak of 6.8% on Aug. 27.

Cases are spiking across much of the United States, which recorded more than 99,000 daily new cases on Friday.  Hawaii is one of two states where per-capita cases are low and are staying low instead of rising,

The statewide official death toll is 219 and the state’s COVID-19 death rate is 1.45%.

Civil Beat calculates at least 228 people have died from the disease in Hawaii including confirmed deaths on Hawaii island that have not been recorded yet by the Department of Health due to medical verification lags.

Oahu is currently in . Lanai is under a stay-at-home order and has recorded 99 cases since last week.

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Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

15,154
COVID-19 Cases
228
Deaths
533,672
Tests Performed
Source:

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
50
Daily Case Count
2.1%
Test Positivity
Source: * The current case numbers and test positivity rate may not correlate with the metrics set for a specific tier as the county must spend at least four consecutive weeks in a tier and meet the metrics for the next tier before advancing, according to the reopening plan. More information of the City and County of Honolulu’s reopening strategy as well as details of the restrictions of , , and can be found at

Hawaii COVID-19 Cases By County

Daily New COVID-19 Cases

Number Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In U.S.

COVID-19 Cases Worldwide

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