The Johns Hopkins COVID Dashboard for Monday, October 26, at 5:25 a.m.:

Worldwide cases: 43,187,134   Worldwide deaths:  1,155,653

U.S. cases: 8,646,085   U.S. deaths:  225,282

According to the Dashboard, the reported worldwide case report increased by 411,117 in the last 24 hours.  Deaths worldwide increased by 4,256.

According to the Johns Hopkins Dashboard, the United States has added 61,514 cases in the last 24 hours.  The number of new cases reported daily is down from the previous two days.   In the last day,  the number of reported deaths from  COVID-19 increased by 353.

Statewide, there are 14,672 cases of COVID-19 cases, with around 3,055 active.  On Sunday, the Big Island recorded 51 new cases of COVID-19  the largest daily count the island has had and the highest number of new cases in the state, surpassing even O’ahu. The island’s total number of COVID-19 cases is 1,221, with 348 active.   Both the Big Island and Lanai have seen surges in recent days.

Hawaii County Civil Defense says the recent cases are concentrated in housing areas in the North Kona and South Hilo districts.  The State maps show the following for the new cases in the last 14 days, plus the positivity rate–the percent of people who have been tested and have a positive test result:

Kailua-Kona, zip 96740, total 344 cases, 111 in the past 14 days  (positivity rate 5.4%)

Hilo, zip 96720, total 457 cases, 48 in the past 14 days (positivity rate 1.5%)

Waikoloa/Puako, zip 96738, total 36 cases, 27 in the past 14 days (positivity rate 9%)

Pepeekeo, zip 96783, total 27 cases, 22 in the past 14 days  (positivity rate 11.1%)

Ocean View, zip 96737, total 24 cases, 20 in the past 14 days (positivity rate  17.1%)

For more information on the case count and positivity rate, click here.