Pandemic modeling group predicts Hawaii’s COVID surge to peak in June

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s COVID numbers are persevering with to climb and anticipated to peak someday subsequent month, a brand new forecast predicts.

In its newest report, the Hawaii Pandemic Utilized Modeling Group stated there could be numerous instances, however hospitalizations weren’t anticipated to be as excessive as prior waves.

The group of scientists and specialists predicted the present surge to peak in June. That’s when Honolulu may see about 4,000 new instances a day.

At the moment, the state Division of Well being says Oahu is reporting about 650 new every day infections. However the actual quantity is probably going far larger given the prevalence of unreported residence exams.

HiPAM researchers predict one other surge may occur in July, largely pushed by reinfections. However they don’t anticipate COVID-related hospitalizations to spike as sharply.

As of final week, 126 COVID sufferers had been hospitalized statewide.

Underneath HiPAM’s worst-case state of affairs for Honolulu, hospitalizations may prime 200 by the top of this month and attain round 250 by late-June — nicely under its all-time peak of practically 500 final September.

Throughout the Omicron surge, greater than 400 had been hospitalized.

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