State health officials on Wednesday announced the 25th coronavirus-related death to date in Hawaii.
State health officials on Wednesday announced the 25th coronavirus-related death to date in Hawaii.
The death, which occurred late Tuesday, was of an Oahu man between the ages of 40 years 59 years old, according to the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
In addition, the state announced 17 new cases of COVID-19 bringing Hawaii’s total case count to 1,435. All of the new cases were on Oahu.
To date, Oahu has accounted for the majority of the cases at 1,117, 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, 1,113 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 25 deaths reported to date among Hawaii residents, 18 were on Oahu, six were on Maui and one was a Kauai resident receiving treatment in Arizona at the time he died.
