(AP) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health says a coronavirus outbreak tied to a church in Maui has resulted in at least 55 positive cases. Hawaiʻi News Now reported Wednesday that state health officials have asked people who attended events at King’s Cathedral in Kahului to get coronavirus tests. The state has also asked the church to cancel all of its upcoming in-person events until the outbreak ends. State officials say the church has so far been unwilling to comply. The state health department says the first virus cases associated with the church began on March 7. A message left Thursday with the church seeking comment was not immediately returned.

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