The Hawaii Department of Health has recently announced 685 new COVID-19 cases within the past week, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 388,104. Additionally, there have been four more deaths reported, increasing the state’s COVID death toll to 1,896.
Currently, there are 55 COVID patients in Hawaii hospitals, with five of them in intensive care. According to Healthcare Association of Hawaii data, the weekly average of COVID patients in hospitals has risen to 63 per day, compared to 59 per day in the previous week.
In terms of new cases, the state’s seven-day average stands at 105 per day, slightly lower than the 107 reported on May 3. The average positivity rate remains steady at 8.0% as of May 3.
It’s worth noting that the seven-day average is based on data from an earlier set of seven days (April 29 to May 5) compared to the week-over-week infection count (May 2 to 8). This discrepancy is due to the possibility of cases from the most recent three days not yet being reported.
However, it’s important to recognize that the actual number of cases is likely significantly higher as these figures do not include results from home test kits.
Furthermore, the number of cases per 100,000 people in the state has slightly decreased from 7.6 to 7.4 compared to the previous week.
Epidemiologists remain vigilant in monitoring the omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as “Arcturus,” due to its growth advantage and increasing presence worldwide. This variant has been detected in both wastewater samples and test specimens in Hawaii.
In related news, the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on Thursday, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it will no longer track COVID community levels in U.S. counties. However, the CDC will continue to monitor COVID hospitalizations and intensive care admissions, as well as COVID deaths. Genomic sequencing and wastewater monitoring of pathogens will also be continued.
The Hawaii Department of Health has not yet indicated if there will be any changes to its weekly COVID data summaries for the state.
In terms of specific islands, there were 500 new cases reported on Oahu, 85 on Hawaii Island, 63 on Maui, 30 on Kauai, three on Molokai, and one on Lanai. Additionally, three infections were reported for Hawaii residents who are currently out of state.
As for vaccinations, the Department of Health reports that approximately 27.8% of the eligible population in Hawaii has received the updated bivalent booster. Moreover, Hawaii residents who are 65 or older and those who are immunocompromised are now eligible for a second bivalent booster.
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