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Hawai‘i Reports State’s 24th COVID-19 Related Death
An elderly O‘ahu woman, with underlying medical conditions, is the 24th death due to coronavirus for Hawai‘i. According to the Hawai‘i Dept. of Health the woman died on Thursday, July 16, and her passing was reported today.
Hawai‘i Reports State’s 23rd COVID-19 Related Death
Hawaiʻi reported a 23rd COVID-19 related death today on the island of Oʻahu. Lieutenant Governor Josh Green reports the latest death involves an elderly Oʻahu resident who had been isolating at home with family. The state Department of Health confirms that the individual was a man over the age of 60 who had an underlying health condition.
Hawai‘i Has Three More COVID-19 Deaths
The Department of Health Disease Outbreak Control Division today reports three more deaths of Hawaiʻi residents from coronavirus. The state recorded 86 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday and says most are in previous clusters associated with “community-spread.”
UPDATE: Reevaluation of State’s First Reported COVID-19-Linked Death Comes Back Negative
Internal communication of a COVID-19 test at the Dept. of Health resulted in a report being misread and initiated a retest of samples today from an O‘ahu adult, who died on March 20th. This evening the second test came back negative for COVID-19.