#18th covid-19 death hawaii

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting the 19th COVID-19 death today of an elderly patient on O‘ahu who was hospitalized with multiple underlying health issues. An additional 29 new positive cases today bring the state’s cumulative total to 975 cases. There were 25 cases diagnosed on O‘ahu, two cases on Maui, one case on Hawai‘i Island, and one case is out of state. At least five cases represent three new events and possible clusters.

An elderly Honolulu man isthe 18th death in Hawai‘i due to the coronavirus, according to the state Department of Health. The last reported death was on May 3, making this the state’s first COVID-19 related death in one-and-a-half months.