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The new coronavirus has now claimed more than two thousand lives - with almost all of the deaths in mainland China.

Two groups of American evacuees from Wuhan have been released from military bases in California where they had been under quarantine for signs of coronavirus.

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In the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak, more than 73,000 cases and over 1,800 deaths have been reported as of Tuesday morning. The most cases reported outside of China are on the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama, Japan.

At least five Hawaii residents are among hundreds of Americans evacuated from a cruise ship off Japan to quarantine on an Air Force base. The development comes as more passengers on the "Diamond Princess" have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Hundreds of Americans who were on board a quarantined cruise ship off Japan amid the coronavirus outbreak are now back in the U.S. Also, here in Hawaii, road closures are in effect as participants lace up for the annual Great Aloha Run.

A visitor who exhibited “cold-like symptoms” while in the islands earlier this month was diagnosed with coronavirus after returning to Japan, officials confirmed.

A Hawaii resident who contracted coronavirus onboard a cruise ship quarantined off Japan talks about his illness and how he's recovering.

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State officials say coronavirus test kits sent to Hawaii from the CDC are flawed and were first sent to the wrong state. Plus, Attorney General Bill Barr is taking aim at President Trump's tweets regarding the federal criminal case against the president's ally Roger Stone.

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down two “people of interest" after gunfire erupted in Makiki on Thursday morning.

Hawaii News Now has learned that a Hawaii resident aboard a quarantined cruise ship off Japan has contracted the coronavirus. Plus, one person is in critical condition following a crash in Mililani last night.