In the last week, the State Department of Health reported 449 cases of coronavirus with 8 new COVID-19 related deaths statewide. The following data includes confirmed cases up until Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Full data is posted on the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health Disease Outbreak Control Division.
Statewide COVID-19 Counts:
New Cases: 449
Total Cases: 381, 057
New Fatalities: 8
Total Fatalities: 1,849
Daily Case Average: 74
Positivity Rate: 4.2%
In the last week, the DOH reports 70 new cases of coronavirus on Hawaiʻi Island.
Hawaiʻi County Counts:
New Cases: 70
Total Cases: 42,664
Daily Case Average: 10
Positivity Rate: 3.6%
Maui County Counts:
New Cases: 36
Total COVID Cases: 43,382
Kauaʻi County Counts:
New Cases: 31
Total COVID Cases: 19,186
Honolulu County Counts:
New Cases: 307
Total COVID Cases: 264,504

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