VIRUS TRACKER — Dec. 5: 133 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

Three new deaths were reported on Oahu.

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Health officials reported 133  on Saturday, including 83 on Oahu, 16 on Maui, 12 on the Big Island, one on Molokai and 21 residents diagnosed out-of-state.

The state also reported the deaths of three people on Oahu and verified two more fatalities on the Big Island that had been previously reported by county officials.

The state’s official death toll is 261. Civil Beat calculates at least 267 people have died from the disease in Hawaii, including six deaths on Hawaii island that are still pending medical verification by the state. The has recorded 49 deaths on the Big Island.

The cases announced Saturday reflect laboratory tests electronically reported to the Department of Health through Thursday at 11:59 p.m.

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 daily reports reflect laboratory results collected up until 11:59 p.m. 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.

According to Janice Okubo, spokeswoman for the Hawaii Department of Health, the COVID-19 case reports are based on test results from laboratories statewide and include test results from both residents and tourists tested within the state.

The results of Hawaii residents who test positive out of state also are included, as well as cases confirmed among military service members and their family, although military cases are not specifically indicated.

If a visitor takes a test outside of Hawaii, those test results are reported to their home state health authorities and would not be reflected in the Hawaii health department’s reports. In some cases, rapid point-of-care testing results are not submitted to the DOH and are not included in these daily reports either.

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

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

18,423
COVID-19 Cases
267
Deaths
695,177
Tests performed
Source: ,

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
68
Daily Case Count
2.3%
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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