Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 19, 2020

Posted on May 19, 2020 in COVID-19

Department of Health:

One New Case of COVID-19 Reported

One (1) Hawai‘i island adult has tested positive for coronavirus according to the latest count from DOH. Investigators are attempting to determine if this case has any potential links for previous cases. The outbreak at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Kahului is now considered closed.

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, May 19, 2020

Island of Diagnosis

New Cases

Reported since

2/28/2020

(including new cases)

Total Released from Isolation*

O‘ahu

0

415

385

Hawai‘i

1

78

76

Maui

0

115

95

Kaua‘i

0

21

20

Moloka‘i

0

2

2

Lana‘i

0

0

0

Residents Diagnosed outside HI

0

10

 

Unknown

0

0

 

Total**

1

641

 

Total released from isolation

 

 

578

Deaths

0

17

 

* Includes cases that meet isolation release criteria. Cases that have died and one case that left the jurisdiction have been removed from these counts.

Laboratory* Testing Data

There were 694 additional COVID-19 tests reported via electronic laboratory reporting.

Total Number of Individuals Tested by Clinical and State Laboratories

Positive

Negative

41,205**

639

40,541

*Electronic Laboratory Reporting  **25 test results were inconclusive

Community Associated and Unknown COVID-19 Cases as of May 18

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