#June 17 2020

Today there were a total of 23 new COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi for a total of 1,334 reported over the course of the pandemic. The new cases include 20 on Oʻahu, two on Hawaiʻi Island and one in a resident who was diagnosed while out of state.  The state Department of Health reports that due to updated testing, three cases were removed from the Oʻahu counts.  So far 994 people have been released from isolation and 317 COVID-19 cases remain active in the state.

“Samples from up to thirty individuals are pooled and tested together in a single tube using sensitive molecular biological detection methods,” explained Dr. O’Carroll. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino said he supports pre-testing before visitors leave their destination, not after arrival.

The Hawai‘i Dept. of Health is reporting an additional 18 cases of COVID-19 today, all of which were diagnosed in Honolulu. 15 of these new cases are in Hawai‘i residents and the residency of the other three remains under investigation. 

There are 5 new COVID-19 case reported in Hawaiʻi today–4 on Oʻahu, and 1 on Hawaiʻi Island–pushing the statewide count to 740 cases in Hawaiʻi over the course of the pandemic. As a result of updated testing information, one case has since been removed from the counts on Oʻahu. To date, 639 people (87.8%) have recovered including 113 in Maui County. There are currently 88 active cases.