No new COVID-19 cases reported on Big Island

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For an eighth straight day on Thursday, Hawaii County reported no new COVID-19 cases, leaving the island’s total case count at 81.

However, two new cases were reported among other counties, bringing the statewide case total to 655, according to a noon update from the state Department of Health. One of the new cases was an Oahu resident and the other an Oahu resident diagnosed with the coronavirus while out of state. To date, 11 Hawaii residents have been diagnosed outside the state.

Kauai and Maui reported no new cases with their totals standing at 20 and 119, respectively.

Of the cases identified to date statewide, 611 have since recovered and been released from isolation. That includes all 81 cases on the Big Island, which hasn’t reported a new case since May 27.

Statewide, 83 people have required hospitalization, including one person in Hawaii County.

The statewide death toll from coronavirus-related illness remains at 17, with 11 on Oahu and six on Maui.