State health officials report 25 new cases of COVID-19

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State health officials on Tuesday announced 25 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the state’s total case count to 1,418.

Twenty-one of the new cases were Oahu while the other four cases were on Maui, according to the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.

To date, Oahu has accounted for the majority of the cases at 1,100, followed by Maui County with 139 cases, Hawaii County with 114 and Kauai County with 43. Twenty-two residents have tested positive while out of the state.

Of the Hawaii residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 1,084 of those cases have since recovered and been released from isolation. That includes 108 of the 114 cases on Hawaii Island.

Statewide, 151 patients have required hospitalization, including four on Hawaii Island.

Of the 24 deaths reported to date among Hawaii residents, 17 were on Oahu, six were on Maui and one was a Kauai resident receiving treatment in Arizona at the time he died.