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Competition for equipment and bureaucratic hurdles have slowed down spending meant to boost the state’s pandemic response.

Three fatalities took the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 91.

It was one of the lowest daily counts seen in more than a month.

So far 86 people in Hawaii with the virus have died since the pandemic began.

So far 85 people in Hawaii with the virus have died since the pandemic began.

So far 84 people in Hawaii with the virus have died since the pandemic began in March.

Disease Investigation Branch Chief Emily Roberson had requested a leave of absence earlier in the week, saying leadership issues at the health department were impacting her ability to do her job.

So far 81 people in Hawaii with the virus have died since the pandemic began.

The embattled state epidemiologist is taking a leave of absence, health department officials announced late Thursday.

More than 2,400 Hawaii residents under the age of 30 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.