Eight new COVID-19 cases were reported by state health officials Saturday on the Big Island, bringing the total case tally to 3,238 since late-February 2020.
Statewide, 64 new cases were reported by the Department of Health with 42 of those cases on Oahu, 3 in Maui County and none on Kauai. Eleven cases were among residents diagnosed out of state.
Since the end of last February, 37,596 people have tested positive for COVID-19 across Hawaii.
The Big Island had a 2.1% seven-day positivity rate, over the state’s 1.5% positivity rate on Saturday. Over the last 14 days, 106 cases have been reported on the Big Island. Over the past week, the island has reported an average of 6.9 cases per day.
Statewide, 35 individuals were hospitalized on Saturday, including six on the Big Island.
Two new coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Saturday. Of the 516 coronavirus-related deaths confirmed and reported by the state to date, 399 were on Oahu, 57 were on Maui, 55 were on the Big Island and two on Kauai. Three deaths were among residents outside the state.