DOH: One new COVID-19 case reported on Oahu

The state Department of Health reports one new COVID-19 case in Hawaii today, but the statewide case number remains at 653 because another case was removed from the count because of “updated testing.”

The new case, in the City and County of Honolulu, brings the Oahu total to 423 cases reported so far.

Hawaii County’s total remains 81 cases with all having been released from isolation as recovered. Only one Big Island case required hospitalization.

The total for Maui County is at 118, while Kauai County’s total remains at 20.

Hawaii’s statewide case total includes 10 residents diagnosed outside the state.

The statewide death toll from coronavirus-related illness remains at 17, with 11 on Oahu and six on Maui.

The number of statewide cases requiring hospitalization is 83.

There have been 612 cases statewide that have been released from isolation as recovered, according to DOH.