Hawaii businesses claimed by COVID-19 could total 1,000 on way to 25,000
The toll of COVID-19 in Hawaii is being tallied in ways that include lives lost daily and claims of unemployment weekly. One major casualty, however, isn’t being well counted — namely, the untold number of businesses in the state that have perished from the ill effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Just how many Hawaii businesses have closed permanently at least in part due to COVID-19 is hard to measure, but it’s growing as government restrictions and consumer fears over the virus persist.
According to an analysis by online business-rating platform Yelp, Hawaii had the second-highest rate among states for permanent business closures from March 1 to July 10, at 6.9 permanent closures per 1,000 businesses.
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