One death and 21 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday in Hawaii, according to the COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
The death, the ninth in the state, was a woman over age 65 who had tested positive and been hospitalized on the Oahu.
Of the new cases reported Saturday, 16 were Hawaii residents, two were nonresidents, and three cases are of unknown residence, pending investigation. Eleven cases were community-spread, while ten were unknown. None were associated with travel. Lanai remains the only island with no reported case
Three of the cases were from Hawaii County, five from Oahu and 14 from Maui County. One of the cases was previously reported but assigned to a county on Saturday.
The new cases reported Saturday bring the state’s total case count to 486. Of those cases, 300 have recovered and been released from isolation, according to the center. Hawaii County has seen a total of 34 cases of which 25 have recovered and been released from isolation.
As of Saturday, more than 17,700 in Hawaii have been tested for COVID-19 via state and private labs.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health Saturday stated the cluster of cases at Maui Memorial Medical Center is not a hospital-wide issue at this time, but involves at least two wards with the Chronic Care Ward as the major focus.
Ninety staff and 36 patients have been screened and had a swab specimen collected for testing.
“At this time 29 people have tested positive for COVID-19, although some appear to be separate introductions and not necessarily MMMC/healthcare associated infections,” the department said. “While the investigation at MMMC is continuing, DOH will be supporting MMMC in notifying patients who have recently been discharged or treated and may be associated with the affected wards and staff.”
