VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 20: 95 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death

One Hawaii resident has died out of state.

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Health officials recorded 95 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Friday, including 70 on Oahu, 13 on the Big Island, five on Maui and one on Kauai. Six other Hawaii residents were diagnosed out-of-state and one Hawaii resident died, according to the .

The new cases reported Friday reflect laboratory results that were submitted electronically to the Hawaii Department of Health between midnight Tuesday and 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.

Reporting Lag

Civil Beat’s virus tracker is updated when the state releases its daily numbers. The state posts new data daily at noon. The cases in the daily reports reflect laboratory results collected up until midnight two days prior, which means there is a 36-hour lag between when results are submitted to the Department of Health and when the state reports them publicly.

The COVID-19 case reports are based on test results from laboratories statewide. The numbers include lab results from both residents and tourists. Since March, 95% of cases diagnosed in the islands have been among residents.

There were 1,301 new cases reported statewide in the last two weeks. Health officials use the number of cases reported in the past 14 days as a rough approximation of the number of active cases, or people who could still be infectious.

Civil Beat calculates at least 241 people have died from the disease in Hawaii including 17 deaths on Hawaii island that have not been recorded yet by the Department of Health due to medical verification lags.

The statewide official death toll is 224. County officials are usually the first to announce local cases and fatalities.

For more information, check or , and . The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency also provides this

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

16,936
COVID-19 Cases
241
Deaths
612,615
Tests performed
Source: ,

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
71
Daily Case Count
2.6%
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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