Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 30, 2020
Department of Health: 18 Additional COVID-19 Cases Associated with Previous Clusters Aggressive contact tracing by DOH is leading to the identification of additional COVID-19 cases associated with known clusters. Today, DOH reports 14 Hawai‘i residents, three (3) non-residents, and one person of unknown residency are the 18 new cases of coronavirus. 16 of the cases are in adults and two (2) are pediatric cases. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, June 30, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 15 652 518 Hawai‘i 0 87 84 Maui [...]
Two Returning Residents Arrested for Quarantine Violations
HONOLULU – A Kaneohe man and a Mililani man are the latest people to be arrested by Special Agents from the Dept. of the Attorney General Investigations Division for violating the state’s current mandatory traveler quarantine. 61-year-old Michael J. “Kilomana” Danner of Kaneohe was first arrested on June 18 by deputy sheriffs from the Dept. of Public Safety at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for refusing to complete the mandatory travel form and the order for self-quarantine. AG investigators say Danner then began posting on social media that he was going to defy the State’s quarantine laws and was [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 29, 2020
Department of Health: COVID-19 Case Count Reaches 900 With two (2) additional O‘ahu cases today, 27 on Sunday, and six (6) on Saturday, Hawai‘i has a total of 900 coronavirus cases since reporting began in late February. Both of the new cases today are associated with a known case and both adults are in isolation. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, June 29, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 2 638 505 Hawai‘i 0 87 84 Maui 0 120 111 Kaua‘i 0 37 20 Moloka‘i 0 2 [...]
Aggressive contact tracing leads to identification of new COVID-19 cases
HONOLULU – A spike in COVID-19 case numbers today are largely due to a cluster of 17 Honolulu cases all associated with attending a funeral. Intensive contact tracing identified the cases quickly, testing was conducted, and all are in isolation. Contact tracing also identified six cases in Leeward O‘ahu associated with known clusters, and all of the cases are in isolation. In addition to the 23 O‘ahu cases, the Department of Health reported two new Kaua‘i cases associated with a known cluster reported last week, one case on Maui, and a case on Hawai‘i Island with travel to Georgia. [...]
First COVID-19 death in one and a half months brings state total to 18
HONOLULU – Governor David Ige expressed his condolences today to the family and friends of an elderly Honolulu man, who became the 18th death in Hawai‘i due to the coronavirus. The last reported death was on May 3. “This is the worst way to emphasize the need for all of us to continue safe practices such as physical distancing, wearing of masks, and hand washing,” said Governor Ige. “We must protect our kupuna and others who are at high risk, by practicing personal responsibility, especially around others outside our own immediate family or household.” While Hawai‘i has one of [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 26, 2020
Department of Health: Seventeen Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported 14 O‘ahu residents, one (1) Kaua‘i resident, and two (2) residents diagnosed out of state are the 17 new cases of COVID-19 reported today by DOH. 15 of the cases are adults and two (2) are pediatric cases. At least eight (8) of the O‘ahu cases are related to known cases. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, June 26, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 14 608 488 Hawai‘i 0 86 84 Maui 0 120 111 Kaua‘i 1 [...]
Follow-up survey shows an alarming decrease among Hawai‘i residents who follow COVID-19 prevention guidelines
HONOLULU — An increasing number of Hawai‘i residents no longer see COVID-19 as much of a threat as they did in the earlier stages of the pandemic, according to a follow-up survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH). The number of respondents who view the virus as a “very serious” health concern has fallen from 73% to 54% in less than two months. The initial survey was conducted from April 17 to 23, and the follow-up survey was conducted from May 28 to June 7, 2020. More alarming than the change in attitude, is its effect [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 25, 2020
Department of Health: Sixteen Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported 12 O‘ahu residents and four (4) Kaua‘i residents are the 16 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 being reported by DOH. 12 of the cases are adults and four (4) are pediatric cases. The risk factor for all of these cases are community-transmission. All of the Kaua‘i cases are related to a known cluster and seven (7) of the O‘ahu cases are associated with known confirmed cases and the others are still under investigation. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, June 25, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 24, 2020
Governor’s Office: Pre-Travel Testing Option for Trans-Pacific Travel Beginning August 1 Gov. David Ige announced today all travelers arriving in Hawai‘i from out-of-state will be required to get a valid COVID-19 test prior to their arrival, and to show proof of a negative test result, to avoid the 14-day quarantine. The pre-travel testing program begins Aug. 1. Out-of-state travelers arriving in Hawai‘i must get a PCR test prior to arrival from any testing location approved by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health. Evidence of a negative test result must be provided upon arrival in Hawai‘i. Without this, passengers arriving from [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest June 23, 2020
Department of Health: Three Additional COVID-19 Cases on O‘ahu Three (3) Honolulu adults are the latest cases of coronavirus reported by DOH. One of the cases is linked to a previously confirmed case and two are pending further investigation. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, June 23, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 3 571 458 Hawai‘i 0 85 82 Maui 0 120 111 Kaua‘i 0 29 20 Moloka‘i 0 2 2 Lana‘i 0 0 0 Residents Diagnosed outside HI 0 12 Unknown Residency 0 0 Total [...]