Hawaii virus. Just a few months ago hawaii and the rest of the nation watched as new york city struggled as the countrys coronavirus epicenter its hospitals overwhelmed and its mayor pleading for help. Pacific islanders make up just 4 of hawaiis population but on friday they had 30 of the islands latest covid 19 cases far more than any other ethnic group. Of those cases 7 have required hospitalization and 3138 94 were residents.
Key points hawaii gov. Hawaii covid 19 dashboard august 8 2020 updated daily by 1200 noon. David ige established the 14 day mandatory quarantine for visitors and returning residents on.
Hawaii avoided a coronavirus spike but its tourist economy is shattered a surfer walks out of the ocean on oahus north shore near haleiwa. Honolulu ap hawaii s governor has defended the performance of two of the states top heath officials overseeing the coronavirus response saying they retain his support despite recent. Coronavirus in hawaii virus tracker aug.
At least 86 new cases were reported in hawaii on aug. Health officials have reported four deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the states coronavirus death toll to 38. Over the past week there have been an average of 82 cases per day an increase of 282 percent from the average two weeks earlier.
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic hawaii has been serious about keeping the virus out. There have been 3346 cases of covid 19 identified in hawaii.