Hawaii Island’s COVID-19 case count hits 572

State health officials reported 131 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Saturday.

Oahu reported 115 new cases, bringing the state’s most populous island’s case count to 9,559, while Hawaii Island reported 10 new cases bringing its total to 572. Maui County, saw six new cases, increasing the county’s total to 373. Kauai County’s tally held steady at 58 as did the number of resident who have tested positive while out of the state at 26.

With the new cases, the total count statewide increased to 10,588 since Feb. 28, when the state began testing for the novel coronavirus. Of the known cases in Hawaii to date, some 7,170 of those cases are still considered active. That includes 295 of the known cases on Hawaii Island.

Statewide, 635 COVID-19 patients have required hospitalization, including 24 on Hawaii Island, according to the center’s noon update.

Of the 97 deaths reported among Hawaii residents, 84 were on Oahu, nine were on Maui, three were on Hawaii Island, and one was a Kauai resident receiving treatment in Arizona at the time he died.

The state said Thursday it has yet to include the last seven Hawaii Island deaths reported by Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home’s Avalon Healthcare, as it is awaiting medical records from the facility. The facility reported no new deaths on Saturday.

To date, 66 residents and 27 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, four residents were hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center while 35 others were being cared for at the home’s COVID-19 designated area. A total of 17 residents and five employees have recovered.