HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Jan. 25: State Announces 60 Deaths Over Five Months Previously Unreported

State officials identified 60 COVID-19 related deaths that date back to August.

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Hawaii health officials reported on Monday, including 91 on Oahu, 21 on Maui, six on the Big Island and five Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state.

In addition, after an inspection of electronic death certificate filings, state health officials found 60 COVID-19 related deaths that have gone unreported since August 2020, including 51 deaths on Oahu, six on Hawaii, and three on Maui.

According to officials, either a health care provider did not report the death or patients passed away after their “monitoring period with DOH.”

鈥淥ur close inspection of death certificates not only revealed 60 previously unreported deaths. It also uncovered flaws that led to delays in the current reporting system,鈥 Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char said in a statement released to the media. 鈥淲e are implementing changes to the process that will improve the timeliness of COVID-19 death reporting.鈥

The official from the virus is 401.

Of the 154,150 COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated to Hawaii, 94,003 had been administered as of Friday, . Hawaii is currently in which includes seniors 75 and older, first responders and other essential workers.

Reporting Lag

Civil Beat鈥檚 virus tracker is updated when the state releases its daily numbers. The state posts new data daily at noon. Daily reports reflect laboratory results collected up until 11:59 p.m. two days prior, leaving a 36-hour lag between when results are submitted to the Department of Health and when the state reports them publicly.

Across the state, 2.4% of people tested during the past week have been confirmed to have COVID-19. On Oahu, that figure was 3% and in Maui County, it was 3.6%.

Approximately 96 people , with 21 people in intensive care units and 18 using ventilators for breathing support.

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

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

25,275
COVID-19 Cases
401
Deaths
946,345
Tests performed
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Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
79
Daily Case Count
3.0%
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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