5 new COVID-related deaths, 1,127 new infections recorded in Hawaii, DOH reports

HONOLULU (KITV4) — The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) reported five new deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,127 new infections over the last seven days in Hawaii. The total number of deaths stands at 1,991.

The statewide test positivity rate is 15.3% — the positivity rate in Honolulu County is 17.9%; on the Big Island it is 7.3%; in Maui County it’s 19.5%; and on Kauai it is 20.4%. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 398,498 total infections to date.