...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with higher gusts.
* WHERE...Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai
Leeward Waters, Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters, Oahu
Leeward Waters, Kaiwi Channel, Maui County Windward Waters,
Maui County Leeward Waters, Maalaea Bay, Big Island Windward
Waters, Big Island Leeward Waters and Big Island Southeast
Waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Hawaii State Department of Health Hawaii (DOH) reported three new deaths related to COVID-19 and 3,099 new infections on Thursday. The total number of deaths stands at 1,117.
Statewide test positivity over the last seven days is 19.9% -- Honolulu County is 20.6%, Hawaii County is 18.1%, Maui County is 22.0%, and Kauai County is 17.9%.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 160,031 total infections to date.
The new infections on each island stands as follows:
Oahu: 2,564
Hawaii Island: 97
Maui: 322
Kauai: 31
Molokai: 14
Lanai: 0
There were 71 new cases reported from Hawaii residents who were diagnosed out-of-state.
There have been 44,914 COVID cases reported in the last 14 days and 5,408 cumulative hospitalizations – 75.1% of the population is fully vaccinated and 80.8% of state residents have had at least one dose. More than 418,000 residents – 29.4% -- have also received their COVID-19 booster shot.
The percentage of completed vaccinations per county stands as follows: