Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 133 per day over past week

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New COVID-19 cases have been trending upward in Hawaii County. | Hawaii Department of Health

New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were up 49.3% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 133, according to data from the state’s Department of Health.

The level of new daily COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County based on a seven-day average stands at 65.9 per 100,000 people, the agency reported.

The total number of coronavirus cases recorded on the Big Island since the pandemic began was 30,377, according to the department’s data. The current percentage of patients testing positive for the virus is 16.2.

The share of the Big Island’s population that is now fully vaccinated is 68%. And total COVID-19 deaths in Hawaii County now number 191. 

Over the past week, the number of coronavirus tests performed on the Big Island was 566, the Department of Health said.