Big Island adds 1 COVID case, for 2 active cases

Hawaii Island added another new case today, according to State Department of Health on Sunday at noon.  That brings the island’s cumulative case count to 77, with 75 no longer in isolation.   Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said yesterday’s case was travel-related,  an adult resident who recently returned from California and was in isolation with family.   Nothing further is known yet about today’s new case.

The state case count is 640.  The State DOH is monitoring 67 cases.   The state’s death toll stands at 17, 11 of which were on O’ahu and 6 in Maui County.

Oahu has had 415 cumulative cases, Maui County 117, and Kaua’i, 21.

Cumulative totals as of 12:00 noon on May 17, 2020

Statewide

COVID-19 Positive* Cases

Total Cases 640 (1 newly reported)§
Released from Isolation† 573
Required Hospitalization 82
Deaths 17

By County

COVID-19 Positive* Cases

HAWAII COUNTY
Total Cases 77 total
Released from Isolation† 75
Required Hospitalization 1
Deaths 0
HONOLULU COUNTY
Total Cases 415 total
Released from Isolation† 382
Required Hospitalization 57
Deaths 11
KAUAI COUNTY
Total Cases 21 total
Released from Isolation† 20
Required Hospitalization 1
Deaths 0
MAUI COUNTY
Total Cases 117‡ total
Released from Isolation† 96
Required Hospitalization 22
Deaths 6
HI Residents diagnosed outside of HI 10 total
Required Hospitalization 1
County Pending 0 total

*Positive cases include presumptive and confirmed cases, and Hawaii residents and non-residents; data are preliminary and subject to change. Note that CDC provides case counts according to states of residence.

Includes cases that meet isolation release criteria (Isolation should be maintained until at least 3 days (72 hours) after resolution of fever and myalgia without the use of antipyretics OR at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset, whichever is longer). The cases that have died and one case that has left the jurisdiction have been removed from these counts.

One case is a Lanai resident whose exposure is on Maui Island and who will be remaining on Maui Island for the interim.

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