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The state is reporting three additional COVID-19 fatalities on Oahu, bringing the statewide death toll for the virus to 160.

Meanwhile, there were 83 new cases reported.

Of those, 67 were on Oahu, 14 were on the Big Island and two were on Maui.

There have been 12,937 cases statewide since the start of the pandemic. The state said about 2,400 cases remain “active,” which means they have not been released from isolation.

Hawaii County will reportedly opt out of the state's pre-travel testing plan, which would allow trans-Pacific travelers to avoid quarantine by producing a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of travel.

US Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, spoke to Hawaii News Now from her Washington, D.C. apartment about the coronavirus crisis engulfing the presidency and the Senate.

he state is reporting just 52 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and one additional fatality on Oahu.

Of the 52 infections, 41 were on Oahu, 10 were on the Big Island and one was on Maui.

The fatality pushes the death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 157.

Meanwhile, there have been 12,854 cases statewide since the start of the pandemic. The state said nearly 2,400 cases remain “active,” which means they have not been released from isolation.

Officials on Hawaii Island deal with a COVID-19 outbreak at another care home. Plus, Monday marks Hawaii's voter registration deadline.

The top stories from across Hawaii and around the world, as seen and heard on 'First at 4 p.m.' from Hawaii News Now — anchored by Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter.

President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government.

The top stories from across Hawaii and around the world, as seen and heard on 'First at 4 p.m.' from Hawaii News Now — anchored by Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter.

The state is reporting three additional COVID-19 fatalities Thursday, pushing the official death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 139.

All of the newly-reported deaths were on Oahu.

Meanwhile, there were 108 new COVID-19 cases statewide. Of those, 102 were on Oahu and the remaining six were on the Big Island. The new infections push the statewide total to 12,515.

Some 2,036 cases remain “active,” which means the patients have not yet been released from isolation.

It’s the second consecutive day Hawaii has seen a triple-digit increase in new cases after several days of smaller jumps. The uptick comes as the state scrambles to prepare for the Oct. 15 launch of a much-touted pre-travel testing program meant to welcome back trans-Pacific visitors.