Surge in Hawaii’s COVID-19 cases continues for 9th consecutive week

The Hawaii Department of Health on Wednesday reported the state’s seven-­day average of new COVID-19 cases at 1,098 over the past week, representing the ninth consecutive weekly increase. If cases are in reality an estimated five to six times higher, then the total of about 5,500 to 6,500 cases has surpassed the peak of the first omicron surge.