HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii reported a record single-day COVID death toll on Saturday with 18 additional coronavirus fatalities.
The total number of deaths related to the virus has risen to 1,222.
So far, in the month of February, there have been 41 COVID-related fatalities. This is compared to a total of 91 COVID deaths reported in January by the state Department of Health.
A Health Department spokesperson confirmed that Saturday’s death toll is not the result of backlogged numbers but rather the surge of the Omicron variant.
“Deaths are a lagging indicator. First come positive cases, then hospitalizations, then we get reports of COVID-related deaths from hospitals and the medical examiner,” explained DOH Spokesperson Brooks Baehr.
“So, the record 18 deaths reported today are the result of the thousands of Omicron cases we had in December and January.”
Meanwhile, the Health Department also reported 1,278 new cases.
The latest number of cases bring the statewide total to 225,535.
Over the last 14 days, the state said there have been 25,114 COVID cases detected.
Of the new infections reported Saturday:
- 750 were on Oahu
- 129 on Maui
- 192 on Hawaii Island
- 135 on Kauai
- 5 on Molokai
- 5 on Lanai
There were also 62 people diagnosed out of state.
The state is no longer issuing details daily on where COVID deaths occurred, their age ranges, and whether those who died had underlying conditions.
This story will be updated.
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