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Officials on Hawaii Island reported another fatality at a Hilo veterans home on Wednesday, bringing the facility’s death toll to 15.

The news comes as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying a 19-member national medical disaster response team to the Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home. They are expected to arrive later this week.

The additional expertise comes as dozens more veterans at the home remain ill.

Hurricane Sally is hitting parts of Florida and Alabama. Plus, Honolulu lawmakers learn about how the city plans to reopen Oahu.

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.

In an encouraging sign, the number of new COVID-19 cases in the islands continues to decline. There were 66 reported Tuesday along with an additional fatality.

The new fatality, reported on Oahu, brings the death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 100.

Incredibly, the total still does not include at least 11 fatalities at a Hilo veterans home. The Health Department said it is aware of those deaths and awaiting “medical records from the facility.”

Of the 66 new cases Tuesday, 59 were on Oahu, six were on the Big Island and one was diagnosed out-of-state. The new cases push the statewide total since the pandemic began to 10,844.

Some 3,885 people have been released from isolation, while 654 people required hospitalization.

New video shows hurricane hunters getting a closer look at Hurricane Sally as it inches closer to the U.S. Plus, in Hawaii, the program that would allow travelers to bypass the mandatory quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test will likely be delayed again.

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.

Hawaii reported 80 new coronavirus cases Monday, pushing the statewide number for infections since the pandemic began to 10,779.

Of the 80 new cases, 70 are on Oahu, seven are on the Big Island and three are on Maui. The new positives were out of 2,376 tests conducted, which translates into a 3.3% positivity rate.

Some 3,693 people have been released from isolation, while 638 people required hospitalization.

There were no new fatalities Monday. The official death toll from the virus in Hawaii stands at 99.

A federal team has been deployed to help a Hilo care home contain a large COVID-19 outbreak.

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.