HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 15: 35 New COVID-19 Cases

No new fatalities were reported.

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Hawaii health officials including 25 on Oahu, seven on Maui, one on Molokai and two residents diagnosed out of state.

There are currently 45 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Hawaii, including 12 people on ventilators — down from a high of 50 people who needed ventilators on Sept. 21.

Hawaii remains in which includes seniors 75 and older, first responders and other essential workers. About has received at least the first of two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The third phase of Hawaii’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is scheduled to launch in March. That phase, 1c, will include people 65 and older along with other essential workers and people with underlying health conditions. Clinics and pharmacies have administered more than 236,650 doses of

Reporting Lag

Civil Beat’s 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.

Statewide, 1% of people tested during the past week . That figure is 1.7% on Maui and 1.2% on Oahu. Hawaii island and Kauai County have had fewer than 1% of patients test positive for COVID in the last week.

Current restrictions on gatherings on Oahu will remain in place for at least another month, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office announced in a news release on Friday.

For more information, check or , and . The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency also provides this You can also learn about our daily COVID-19 tracker here.

Cases, Deaths And COVID-19 Testing In Hawaii

26,889
COVID-19 Cases
426
Deaths
1,039,013
Tests performed
Source: ,

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
38
Daily Case Count
1.2%
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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