(BIVN) – There were 2,380 newly reported cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawaiʻi on Thursday, up from the 2,050 cases reported on Wednesday. Of that number, 375 new cases were identified on Hawaiʻi island, up from the 150 cases reported the day before.
On Wednesday, the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense reported 44 persons were hospitalized with COVID on the Big Island.
Health officials are currently monitoring 5,386 active cases on Hawaiʻi island. There has been a 14-day average of 308 new cases per day on the Big Island. The test positivity rate for the same time period is no longer available, as the Health Department has been overwhelmed by the recent high case counts.
On the Health Department’s zip code area map showing reported COVID-19 cases with onset dates in the past 14 days, there are twenty-two (22) zip code areas on the Big Island showing over 10 cases, with fifteen (15) of those areas showing over 50 cases. Hilo and Kona have recorded over 1,000 cases in that time. Zip code areas not listed below have recorded less than 10 cases in 14 days.
- 96720 (Hilo) – 1,449 cases
- 96781 (Papaikou) – 49 cases
- 96783 (Pepeʻekeo) – 60 cases
- 96773* (North Hilo) – 50 cases
- 96776 (Paʻauilo) – 27 cases
- 96727 (Honokaʻa) – 172 cases
- 96755 (Kapaʻau) – 139 cases
- 96719 (Hawi) – 54 cases
- 96743 (Kohala/Waimea) – 409 cases
- 96738 (Waikoloa) – 183 cases
- 96740 (Kona) – 1,049 cases
- 96725 (Holualoa) – 71 cases
- 96750 (Kealakekua) – 137 cases
- 96704* (South Kona) – 144 cases
- 96737 (Ocean View) – 39 cases
- 96772 (Naʻalehu) – 48 cases
- 96777 (Pahala) – 49 cases
- 96785 (Volcano) – 38 cases
- 96749 (Puna/Keaʻau) – 542 cases
- 96760 (Kurtistown) – 51 cases
- 96771 (Puna mauka) – 138 cases
- 96778 (Puna makai) – 400 cases
* The 96773 zip code area includes zip code areas 96710, 96774, 96728, 96764, and 96780. The 96704 zip code area includes zip code areas 96726.
Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense said that testing will be available today at the following locations:
- Hilo at Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Kaʻū at the Naʻalehu Community Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Kaʻū at the Pahala Community Center from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
The State of Hawaiʻi says 2,701,119 total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. Health officials say 74.6% percent of the State population has been fully vaccinated. 81.8% of the population has initiated vaccination, and 33.8% has gotten a third dose. On Hawaiʻi island, 66% has completed vaccination.
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STORY SUMMARY
HAWAIʻI ISLAND - The Department of Health reports 375 new cases on the Big Island, part of the 2,380 new cases reported statewide.