120* NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE, DEC 25TH

8 new cases on island via Hawaii DoH. There have been a total of 1,856 (+8) confirmed cases on Hawaiʻi Island according to DoH. There has been 167 cases on island in the last two weeks. 3 currently hospitalized on the island (HCCD). Hawaii Island Deaths Total: 50 – "7 community at the Hilo Medical Center, 4 community at the Kona Community Hospital, 10 from Life Care Center, per their website, 27 from the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home." (HMC, Life Care Center). Two fatalities are outstanding from classification. Dept of Health is two days behind on the 7-day average tracking of test positivity; the latest positivity rate is at 2.8% on island, and the state's positivity rate was at 4.2%. On Tuesday, (12.22.20) there were 345 tests processed on island. 1,772 passenger arrivals on island Dec 23rd. On the 19th there was 2,326 passenger arrivals, surpassing the previous record for most arrivals since the March and the start of the 14 days quarantine. Arrivals had a bump in the week before Thanksgiving, and are having another now before Christmas it appears. STATE STATS: Total Cases Statewide: 20,769* (+120 today) Cases in the past 14 days: 1,773 Total Hospitalizations: 1,442(+6) Total Deaths: 285 (0) NOTE: Dept of Health on Big Island are at least a 1 month behind in processing deaths. DoH now lists 44 deaths of 50 reported by HCCD.