UPDATE: 11:55 a.m.

Hawaii’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to a total of 586, up two from Monday, as the statewide coronavirus-related death toll reached 12 after two men died late last night, state health officials said today.

Of all the confirmed cases in Hawaii since the start of the outbreak, 56 have required hospitalizations, with one new hospitalization reported today, health officials said.

Earlier today, health officials announced that two men who had underlying health conditions died late last night, making them the 11th and 12th coronavirus-related deaths in Hawaii. (See story below.) Seven of the deaths have been on Oahu, while five were on Maui.

Today’s statewide total includes 385 cases on Oahu, 110 in Maui County, 64 on Hawaii island, and 21 in Kauai County, according to health officials.

Both of the new cases today were in Maui County. Today was the second straight day that Oahu recorded no new COVID-19 cases.

The statewide total also includes six Hawaii residents diagnosed outside of the state.

A total 437 patients have recovered since the start of the outbreak, with health officials reporting 14 new recoveries today. Nearly 75% of the people who have been infected in Hawaii are now classified as recovered.

By county, Honolulu has seen 322 patients recover, Maui has had 60 recoveries, the Big Island has had 38, and Kauai has seen 17, as of noon today, the Health Department says.

Of the 56 hospitalizations in the state, 48 have been on Oahu, seven on Maui and one on Kauai.

The Hawaii Joint COVID-19 Information Center said that of the 25,185 coronavirus tests so far conducted by state and clinical laboratories in the islands, a total 2.3%, have been positive. The percentage of positive tests in Hawaii has dropped from 2.7% last week.

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Two men who had coronavirus and underlying health conditions died late last night, bringing Hawaii’s COVID-19 death toll to 12, state health officials said today.

The deaths, both men who were 65-years-old or older, occurred on Oahu and Maui, officials said.

“We are saddened by these additional deaths and the toll the pandemic is taking on the families and friends of those affected,” said Gov. David Ige in a news release announcing the deaths. “This is a serious disease especially for those with pre-existing health conditions and older adults. It is critical that we all comply with the stay at home order, practice social distancing, and continue to wear a mask whenever we go out to protect others.”

The man on Oahu had underlying health conditions and was hospitalized in late March. He recovered and was discharged, “but his health subsequently declined and he passed away at home yesterday,” state officials said.

The man on Maui also had underlying health conditions, they said. “He had been in the hospital at Maui Memorial Medical Center since late last year. This person’s death is considered related to the MMMC cluster, which as of yesterday had 36 staff and 20 patients under investigation as potentially associated with the cluster,” health officials said.

The Health Department provided no other details on the two men.

The deaths last night come after state health officials announced earlier Monday that Hawaii had four new cases of the disease, which had been the lowest daily increase since March 18. As of Monday, the statewide count of coronavirus cases was 584, and of those cases, 423 have recovered, a rate of 72.4%.