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Hawaii reported just two new COVID-19 cases on Monday. The statewide total now stands at 900.

Both of the new cases were on Oahu.

The total comes on the heels of a double-digit increase in cases on Sunday ― and after several days last week when the state saw spikes in cases.

The majority of Sunday’s cases were on Oahu and 17 were found to have attended the same funeral.

The increases have prompted state officials to remind residents to practice social distancing and mask wearing, and stand in contrast to the small daily bumps in cases Hawaii saw in May.

The company that makes the drug Remdesivir has released its prices. Plus, on Oahu, a city bus driver tested positive for COVID-19 after going to work sick for several days.

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Texas has shut down bars and scaled back restaurant dining following a surge of coronavirus pandemic. Plus, here in Hawaii, the president of Damien Memorial School was fired, just horus after athletes learned their coaches were laid off.

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Leadership at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu have gutted the institution’s athletic department and have either fired or reassigned numerous other educators, including athletics director Rudy Alejo and head varsity football coach Eddie Klaneski, sources tell Hawaii News Now.

The exact number of Damien personnel who have been relieved of their duties is not yet known, but multiple sources close to the school say as many as 20 employees across different departments may have been let go.

The coronavirus cases in the U.S. are surging, especially in three states. Plus, Gov. David Ige has set a date to relaunch tourism.

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After seeing several days of single-digit increases, Hawaii is reporting 16 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as several known clusters continue to grow.

The new cases bring the new statewide total to 835.

Here’s the latest:

Thirteen of the new cases are on Oahu, and seven are connected to clusters in Wahiawa and Waianae.

Two Hawaii residents were diagnosed out of state ― one in Arizona and Nevada.

There was one new case on the Big Island.

Some 686 people statewide have been released from isolation, up 16 from Tuesday.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Hawaii stands at 17.

One more person required hospitalization, bringing the total to 105.