Health officials reported 107 on Wednesday, including 69 on Oahu, 15 on Maui, 13 on the Big Island and 10 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state.

Three more COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Oahu, taking the聽official to 285. Civil Beat calculates at least 290 people have died from the disease in Hawaii, including five deaths on Hawaii island that are still pending medical verification by the state. has recorded 49 deaths on the Big Island.聽 The deaths confirmed Wednesday included two women, one in her 50s and the other in her 70s, and a man in his 80s, state health officials said.

An average of 108 cases have been recorded on Oahu during the last week. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said an outbreak at Halawa Correctional Facility has played a significant enough role in average case counts that he would omit inmate cases from the . As of Wednesday, Oahu remained in and 3.7% testing positivity rate this week.

The Department of Health includes cases at correctional facilities as part of but does not separate them out in its tally. The Department of Public Safety offers and reports 335 people have contracted the COVID-19 virus among the 2,181 people tested to date at Halawa Correctional Facility 鈥 a cumulative 15% positivity rate.

Reporting Lag

The health department, Hawaii National Guard and local nonprofit Project Vision Hawaii are conducting rapid testing daily at Halawa Correctional Facility. On Tuesday, six of 102 inmates tested at Halawa had positive results, along with three more staff members. State officials said the Oahu Community Correctional Center and the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona are considered clear of the virus.

鈥淲aiawa (Correctional Facility) hasn鈥檛 had a positive test result in almost two weeks,” Public Safety Department Director Max Otani said in a statement. “Halawa is in the middle of their surge testing but I am confident they are turning the corner and are bringing their situation under control.鈥

According to health department spokeswoman Janice Okubo, the COVID-19 case reports are based on test results from laboratories statewide and include both residents and tourists. Hawaii residents who test positive out of state also are included, as well as cases confirmed among military service members and their families, although military cases are not specifically identified.

There were 1,723 cases recorded during the past two weeks 鈥 a metric that the health department uses as a proxy to estimate how many people have active infections.

As of Tuesday, 61 COVID-19 patients were in Hawaii hospitals, with 15 people in intensive care units and 12 people using ventilators for breathing support.

More than three-quarters of seen in Hawaii to date were among people 60 years or older, yet the majority of cases diagnosed in Hawaii have been among . COVID-19 infections confirmed in people between the ages of 18 and 29 account for 24% of cases confirmed to date. Three people aged 18 to 29 have died.

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

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

20,522
COVID-19 Cases
290
Deaths
781,435
Tests performed
Source: ,

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
108
Daily Case Count
3.7%
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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