Community spread of COVID-19 on Maui, Big Island raises alarm
Neighbor islands keep eye on COVID counts as Oahu cases spike By Samie Solina | January 7, 2021 at 5:54 PM HST - Updated January 7 at 6:03 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Neighbor Islands are grappling with a growing number of COVID-19 infections and say community spread is fueling the case count.
On Thursday, the state reported 56 new cases on Maui County, 18 in Hawaii County, and one on Kauai.
Before community spread was so severe, officials with Maui Memorial Medical Center said they were dealing with two or three COIVD-19 positive patients a day. Currently, they have a dozen.