HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 8: 33 New COVID-19 Infections

If Oahu sees few cases over the next two weeks, it could move into Tier 3 of its reopening plan with fewer restrictions.

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Hawaii health officials including 21 on Oahu, three on the Big Island, seven on Maui, and two residents diagnosed out of state.

No new fatalities were reported. The state COVID-19 death toll is 418.

Hawaii remains in which includes seniors 75 and older, first responders and other essential workers. The third phase of Hawaii’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is scheduled to launch in March. That third phase 1c will include people 65 and older along with other essential workers and people with underlying health conditions.

Approximately 202,200 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the islands as of Friday, .

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.

On Saturday, a second person on Oahu was confirmed to have a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that originated in the United Kingdom, according to the state Department of Health. The first case was reported on Friday, also on Oahu. A health department spokesman said meaning the virus is likely circulating in the community.

Statewide, 1.7% of people tested during the past week have been confirmed to have COVID-19. That figure was 2.2% in both Oahu and Maui counties, while Hawaii County had a 0.8% rate of positive tests and Kauai County’s remains lowest at 0.1%.

Oahu remains in Tier 2 of its reopening plan, where it has been since October. If Oahu maintains an average of fewer than 50 new cases recorded daily on average for two weeks and its rate of positive tests stays below 2.5% for two straight weeks, Oahu could

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

26,500
COVID-19 Cases
418
Deaths
1,005,681
Tests performed
Source: ,

Honolulu’s 7-Day Averages


Current Tier*
54
Daily Case Count
2.2%
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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