Three more cases of mumps were confirmed Tuesday by the state Department of Health, bringing the 2017 outbreak total in Hawaii to 42, the highest number in 16 years.
The latest confirmed cases are on Oahu, location of all of the infections except for one adult on Kauai, officials said.
Recent infections are linked to children and adults at the Job Corps Center in Waimanalo and Central Middle School, one of 10 schools linked to cases of the mumps, said department spokeswoman Janice Okubo.
The cases have been confirmed in children and adults, both vaccinated and unvaccinated. To date, none of the infected individuals has been admitted into a hospital, officials said.
HAWAII ISLAND
Hilo man dies after being shot in head at his home
A 40-year-old Hilo man who was shot in the head at his home Friday has died of his injuries, Hawaii island police said.
Police identified the man as Sheldon Navor.
Police said officers responded to a report of a man with a gunshot wound at a Hinano Street home at about 1:55 a.m. Friday. Navor appeared to have been shot once in the head and was unresponsive.
He was taken in critical condition to Hilo Medical Center, where he died Monday night.
Police said Friday no suspect nor motive has been identified, and asked anyone with information to call Detectives Tuckloy Aurello at 961-2385 or B.J. Sagon at 961-2375. Anonymous tips can be made to CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
Autopsy sought for man found dead in Hilo Bay
Big Island police have requested an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a man found floating in Hilo Bay.
Firefighters responded to a report of a body floating in the bay at about 6:35 p.m. Monday and recovered it about a quarter-mile off Wainaku.
Police said the man was in his 50s to 60s, between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall, with dark brown or black hair. He also had a beard and mustache.
Anyone with information on the case may contact Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2383 or wendall.carter@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters also may call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
MAUI
Sen. Baker to hold talk-story session at school in Kihei
Sen. Roz Baker will hold a talk-story session with her constituents next week in Kihei.
The meeting with Baker (D, West Maui-South Maui) will be at 5:30 p.m. May 25 in the Lipoa Center, Kihei Charter School. Baker is chairwoman of the Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee.
