Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 92 per day over past week

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Sixty-nine percent of the Big Island's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. | Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Department of State

New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were down 33.5% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 92, according to data from State of Hawaii Department of Health.

The level of new daily COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County, based on a seven-day average, stands at 45.7 per 100,000 people, the agency reported.

The total number of coronavirus cases recorded on the Big Island since the pandemic began was 33,566, according to the department’s data. The current percentage of patients testing positive for the virus is 13.4.

The share of the Big Island’s population that is now fully vaccinated is 69%. Total COVID-19 deaths in Hawaii County now number 194. 

Over the past week, the number of average daily coronavirus tests performed on the Big Island was 491, the Department of Health said.