Hawaii is struggling to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as it becomes the highest rate of transmission in the United States, according to reports.

The Aloha State is currently seeing coronavirus cases spreading at a rate of 1.16 percent. This means that every person who gets sick spreads the virus to over one and a half other individuals on average.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said this rate of transmission is "very high." The next worse states are South Dakota and Texas, with a percentage of 1.2 and 1.16, respectively.

According to a New York Post report, Dr. Scott Miscovich said it is just one example of how we need to be serious about this. Miscovich said that they need to wear masks and to practice social distancing.

Hawaii reinstated its 14-day interisland travel quarantine due to a new surge in coronavirus cases. It took effect on August 11. The state is regularly observing triple digits increase in COVID-19 infections.

"We have endured several months- all of us here, all across this state- of restrictions and had been successful in managing the virus and keeping the counts low. But as we reopened our community, people let their guard down," Hawaii Governor David Ige said in a report.

State Health Director Bruce Anderson said at least 53 percent of ICU beds were filled, as of last week. Hawaii had announced that it would not reopen for tourism for out-of-state visitors until September 1, and would continue to implement the 14-day quarantine for all out-of-state travelers.

As of Tuesday night, a total of 3,756 total coronavirus cases had been reported by the state's health department. Hawaii had already recorded 34 deaths from the virus, with 251 required hospitalization - an increase from last Thursday's 223.

Worsening Picture

Reports said Hawaii is painting a worsening picture when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis. The models obtained by Hawaii News Now showed that there could be 7,617 total cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii before the end of the month.

Currently, the state has 3,700 cases. The models also showed 34 deaths, with 385 hospitalizations.

Aside from that, a University of Hawaiʻi (UH) System professor and three undergraduate students have created a separate forecast for Oahu.

By August 31, a total of 4,127 cases will be recorded in Oahu, according to their models. It could be worse with nearly 5,000 total cases.

"My reaction originally was like damn. It's like damn because we've already had a massive spike and 200 cases in a single day," UH research assistant Seth Colburn said in a report.

UH sophomore and research assistant Brenton Sasaoka said the youth think they are invincible to the virus.

Sasaoka noted that it is sad to see the situation as many of his friends are renting AirBNBs or visiting a relative's house and having weekend parties with all their friends.

He added that he goes to the gym and see people pulling down their mask and not taking the situation seriously.

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