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The number of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii is surging, prompting city officials on Oahu to start limiting large crowds. Gov. David Ige is also mulling the possibility of pushing back the reopening date for tourism.

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Hawaii on Monday reported an alarming 207 new cases of COVID-19, another single-day record of new infections since the outbreak began.

Of the new cases, the vast majority —198 — were on Oahu, seven on Maui and two on Hawaii Island.

The state said approximately 114 of these cases are the result of delayed reporting over the weekend.

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Amid growing concerns that COVID-19 is spreading more rapidly in Hawaii, the state on Thursday saw another record single-day spike of 124 new cases.

It’s the second consecutive day that Hawaii has reported a triple-digit increase in new COVID-19 infections ― and the fifth record high in seven days.

The new infections put the number of cases in Hawaii so far this month at 1,083. That’s more than the total seen from March to June, when the islands confirmed 937 cases.

Of the new cases, 120 were on Oahu and four were on Maui. The new infections push the statewide total since the pandemic began to 1,989.

Of those, 763 people are in isolation with active illness and 61 are hospitalized, including 11 people currently in intensive care.

Since March, 177 people with COVID-19 have required hospitalization and the death toll from the virus in the islands stands at 26.

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