The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Hawaii in March 2020. As of September 1, 2020, there have been 8,653 cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii. 74 people have died from the disease and 532 people have required hospitalization. 2,634 persons have recovered. As of September 1, 2020, 202,186 COVID-19 tests were conducted by clinical and state laboratories in Hawaii, of which 7,830 returned positive, a rate of 4.10%.