Hawaii reports 173 new cases of COVID-19

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State health officials reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing Hawaii’s total case count to 2,763 since Feb. 28.

All of the new cases announced Wednesday were among Oahu residents, according to the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.

Oahu has reported 2,394 cases while Maui County has recorded 177 cases, Hawaii County 122 and Kauai County 47. Twenty-three residents have tested positive while out of the state.

Of the Hawaii residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, 1,402 of those cases have since recovered and been released from isolation. That includes 115 of the 122 cases on Hawaii Island.

Statewide, 214 patients have required hospitalization, including four on Hawaii Island.

Of the 27 deaths reported among Hawaii residents, 20 were on Oahu, six were on Maui and one was a Kauai resident receiving treatment in Arizona at the time he died.