59 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE, FEB 20TH
10:27 PM · Feb 20, 20212 new cases on island. Previously to Feb 15th, the last time there were no new cases in Hawaii County was on August 10th, 2020. There have been a total of 2,228 (2 new case today) confirmed cases on Hawaiʻi Island according to DoH, with 40 cumulative cases on island in the last two weeks. 1 person is hospitalized on the island via last report (HCCD). Hawaii Island Deaths Total: 53 – There have been no deaths reported in the last seven weeks, via HCCD. The latest positivity rate is at 0.5% on island, and the state's positivity is now at 1.1%. On Thursday, (2.18.20) there were 15 tests processed in Hawaii County.** 1,735 passenger arrivals on island Feb 18th. On December 26th there were 2,333 passenger arrivals, surpassing the previous record for most arrivals since March and the start of the 14 days quarantine. 1,929 Passenger arrivals on Feb 11th represents the most arrivals since the Christmas travel bump. STATE STATS: Total Cases Statewide: 27,107 (+59 today) Cases in the past 14 days: 668 Total Hospitalizations: 1,830 (+15) Total Deaths: 430 (0) ** Dept of Health is two days behind on the 7-day average tracking of test positivity. On Sundays and Mondays there are less tests processed than during the rest of the week.