Ka‘ū News Briefs, Thursday, October 29, 2020

THE UNITED STATES RECORDED OVER 100,000 NEW COVID-19 CASES and over 1,200 deaths from COVID in the last day. The U.S. cumulative case count is more than 8,943,590 – about 20 percent of worldwide cases. The death toll is more than 228,636 – about 19.5 percent of worldwide deaths.

Onset of COVID-19 cases in the last 28 days, by zip code. Gray areas have populations less than 1,000. White is zero cases. Yellow is one to 10 cases. Light orange is 11-50 cases. Dark orange is 51-200 cases. Department of Health map

    Hawaiʻi Island reports eight new COVID cases today. New cases reported statewide today total 77, with 60 on Oʻahu, two on Lanaʻi, one on Kauaʻi, and six residents diagnosed while out-of-state. One case was moved from Maui to Lanaʻi.
    Since the pandemic began, Hawaiʻi Island reported 1,238 cases. There are at least four people hospitalized on Hawaiʻi Island with the virus.
    Since the pandemic began, 46 deaths have been reported by Hilo Life Center (12); Kona Community Hospital (one); Hilo Medical Center (six); and Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home (27). Hawaiʻi Island's death toll, as reported by the county, is 40 since the pandemic began. Some Hawaiʻi Island deaths are not officially reported by the state. At least 215 people have died in the state, according to state records, two new today.
    There have been 14,911 COVID cases in the state. Department of Health reports 11,682 people of those infected have completed isolation. There are about 3,000 active cases in isolation.
    Since the pandemic began, Oʻahu has reported 13,013 cases, Maui 404, Lanaʻi 97, Molokaʻi 17, and Kauaʻi 64. Seventy victims are residents diagnosed while out-of-state. Statewide, 1,090 people have been hospitalized since the pandemic began.
    No new cases have been reported in the last 28 days for Volcano zip codes 96785 and 96718, and Kaʻū zip code 96772. In the last 28 days, less than ten active cases have been reported in Kaʻū zip code 96777, and 96704, which includes Miloliʻi.
    In the last 28 days, 19 active cases have been reported in Kaʻū zip code 96737. In Hilo zip code 96720, 37 cases have been reported in the last 28 days. In Kona zip code 96740, 92 cases have been reported in the last 28 days. In Puako/Waikoloa zip code 96738, 25 cases have been reported in the last 28 days. In Pepeʻekeo zip code 96783, 27 cases have been reported in the last 28 days.
    See the Hawaiʻi County COVID-19 webpage. Report violators of COVID-19 safety protocols or quarantine to non-emergency at 935-3311. Hawaiʻi Island police continue enforcement of preventative policies.
    Worldwide, more than 44.94 million COVID-19 cases have been reported. The death toll is more than 1,180,277.