Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 31, 2020
Office of the Governor: Governor Announces Additional Unemployment Funding Gov. David Ige has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has approved the State’s application to participate in the unemployment insurance plus up program, called the Lost Wages Assistance Program. On Friday, Gov. Ige said, “We pursued the additional funds because we know the added $300 per week will help many in our community who are struggling. I have directed the department to implement the program as quickly as possible while maintaining the program’s integrity.” Additional information on how to apply is expected to be announced shortly. https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-ige-announces-additional-unemployment-funding-to-come-lc/ Department of Health: Percentage of [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 28, 2020
Department of Health:Four Additional Deaths and 265 New Cases TodayThree (3) O‘ahu residents and one (1) Maui resident are the latest to die from coronavirus. On O‘ahu, two men, both with underlying medical conditions and both of whom had been hospitalized, passed. One was in the 70 to 79 year-old age group and the other was older than 80. A woman, from O‘ahu, in the 70 to 79 year-old age group, hospitalized with underlying conditions, was the third victim on the island in today’s report. A woman on Maui, older than 80, hospitalized and with underlying health conditions was [...]
Hawai‘i Department of Health issues first red placard to Hawai‘i Island food service establishment for violating COVID-19 guidance resulting in one-day closure
HAWAI‘I - The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red placard to Anahkahna Inc., dba The Korner Pocket Bar and Grill, located at 81-970 Haleki‘i Street, Kealakekua, on Hawai‘i Island. The food service establishment was forced to closed on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, but was allowed to reopen the next day after a follow-up inspection. The Department of Health Food Safety Branch responded to a complaint about the establishment’s violations of physical distancing and face mask use requirements in food establishments and bars. As a result of the complaint, the Department of Health conducted an [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 27, 2020
Department of Health: Four Additional Deaths Reported and 306 New COVID-19 Cases Three O‘ahu women and one (1) O‘ahu man, all who had been hospitalized with underlying medical conditions raise the coronavirus death toll in Hawai‘i to 55. Two of the women are in the 70 to 79-year-old age group and the other woman and the man are 80-years or older. Today’s daily positivity rate for Hawaiʻi is 12% (306-cases divided by 2,478-tests). While the total number of cases reported today seems higher, the current percent of positive cases (6.8%) is approximately the same because cases are reporting earlier illness [...]
Educational institutions are essential
HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s “stay-at-home, work-at-home” order announced yesterday by Mayor Kirk Caldwell allows private educational institutions to operate as essential functions, as long as they (1) comply with Social Distancing Requirements to the extent applicable and reasonably possible; (2) comply with the face covering requirements; and (3) implement distance learning to the greatest extent possible. The Department of Education and the UH Systems will determine what is necessary, appropriate and safe with respect to in-person instruction at the public schools and UH campuses. All educational institutions are encouraged to utilize distance learning as much [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 26, 2020
Department of Health: COVID-19 Activity Appears to be Stabilizing on O‘ahu While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i Island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic. Maui has eight (8) additional cases for a cumulative total of 311. Most of the newly reported cases are reported on O‘ahu with 245 today for a cumulative total of 6,626. Hawai‘i’s coronavirus death toll reached 51 today, with [...]
COVID-19 activity appears to be stabilizing on O‘ahu
Concerns About Increasing Activity on Maui & Hawai‘i Island HONOLULU – While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i Island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic. Maui has eight (8) additional cases for a cumulative total of 311. Most of the newly reported cases are reported on O‘ahu with 245 today for a cumulative total of 6,626. Hawai‘i’s coronavirus death toll reached 51 today, with the [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 25, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Ige Approves Two-Week-Long Stay-at-Home Order for O‘ahu A new “Stay-at-Home, Work-at-Home” order for the City and County of Honolulu goes into effect on Thursday for the following two weeks. At a news conference at the Honolulu Fire Dept. headquarters, Governor David Ige, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, Lt. Gov. Dr. Josh Green, and others, spoke about the need to get O‘ahu’s daily, triple-digit case numbers under control quickly. “On O‘ahu, the surge over the past few weeks threatens to stress our healthcare system beyond its capacity. We appreciate the support from [...]
State and County partnership builds capacity for isolation and quarantine rooms
HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu and the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) have joined forces to activate a coordinated plan to address the needs of O‘ahu families and individuals in need of resources to isolate and quarantine themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health has partnered with the City and County to provide intake and support services for isolation and quarantine and the City has executed a contract with a local hotel to provide an additional 130 rooms for isolation and quarantine on O‘ahu. With this expanded capacity, there will be [...]
Enhanced COVID-19 data includes additional age & race tables
DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division Tables Updated Weekly HONOLULU – Gathering data on COVID-19, assimilating it, and reporting it to people in easily understood terms has been one of the many challenges that have faced public health experts and educators across the country. The Department of Health’s Disease Outbreak Control Division (DOCD) has maintained a data-rich website since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and now has additional open-source information available at: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current -situation-in-hawaii/. Starting today, weekly updated charts on the DOCD website include the following: Race of COVID-19 Cases Compared to State Population New COVID-19 Cases per [...]