The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Saturday morning, July 25, at 7:34 a.m.:
Worldwide cases: 15,811,700 Worldwide deaths: 641,243
U.S. cases: 4,145,379 U.S. deaths: 146,050
According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide cases increased by 182,764 in the last 22 hours, and 4,981 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.
According to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard, the United States has added 60,828 cases in the last 22 hours, and deaths attributed to COVID-19 have increased by 2,096. Cases are increasing at a greater number than in the past weeks, and the daily death toll has been more than 1,000 for several days, according to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard.
In Hawaii, the highest daily increase ever was reported on Friday, with 60 new cases. On Thursday, State Health Director Bruce Anderson said at least one case on Hawaii Island that was reported Thursday was because of travel to O’ahu. This morning, Maui Mayor Mike Victorino called on Governor David Ige to re-impose the mandatory travel quarantine for interisland travel. Right now, the 14-day quarantine is only in effect for those coming in from out of state.
The state’s total case count as of Friday was 1,549, with 1,148 released from isolation. The state has had 26 deaths from COVID-19. Hawaii Island, according to Hawaii State DOH on Friday, had 9 active cases. Dr. Anderson and State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park said most new cases on O’ahu were related to people gathering in large groups with no masks and no social distancing.
Because of COVID-19, the preparations in the state and on the island for Hurricane Douglas have become more challenging. If shelters are to be used, there has to be some kind of social distancing, plus everybody must wear masks. As of Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m., Hawaii County had not released a list of which shelters would be open, and when, but that list is expected later today. Anybody going to a shelter will need to bring their own sanitation supplies plus food and water. Everybody will be checked for COVID-19 symptoms, and the County will make provision to separately house those who may have COVID-19.
