Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 24, 2020
Department of Health: Two More Deaths and 169 New Cases of COVID-19 Two O‘ahu residents, one man and one woman, both over 80-years old, and both with underlying medical conditions are the 48th and 49th victims of COVID-19. The entire state expresses their sorrow and condolences to the family and friends of the latest people to pass from this disease. DOH reports 169 new cases of coronavirus today, with 149 of them in adults and 20 in minors (18-years-old or younger). Two of the cases are non-Hawai‘i residents, 10 are unknown and the remaining 157 are residents. The average [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 20, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Ige extends COVID-19 emergency period through September Governor Ige extended sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of the two latest victims to pass from COVID-19, noting that each and every death is a tragedy for all of Hawai‘i. At a news briefing this afternoon the governor announced that he has signed a twelfth supplementary emergency proclamation that extends the COVID-19 emergency period through Sept. 30. This proclamation leaves in place the 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers and the interisland travel quarantine only for travelers arriving in the counties of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 19, 2020
Governor’s Office: Contact Tracing Focus of Daily News Briefing From a ballroom at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, converted into a contact tracing center Gov. Ige, HI-EMA Director Ken Hara, Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson and Dr. Emily Roberson, the recently appointed DOH Disease Investigation Branch Chief, addressed the accelerated efforts to track down close contacts of people who’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. Governor Ige said the deaths of two older people on O‘ahu, reported today, is another tragic reminder of the consequences of coronavirus. He extended condolences to the family and friends of the victims. The governor said when [...]
Update on COVID-19 case investigations
Risk Factors Yesterday, there were 158 adult cases and 16 children. Today, there are 129 adult cases and 5 children. Child cases are household contacts of adult cases, indicating the virus is spreading within households. Based on the information available today for today’s new cases, 105 cases were exposed by community spread, 23 are unknown sources, and 7 cases have a travel-related exposure, which means they likely obtained the disease while outside of the state or their county of residence. Of all cases since March, 93% are Hawaii residents and 2% are non-residents from other states or countries, information [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 18, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Approves Honolulu Modified Restrictions, Trans-Pacific Travel Delayed Governor Ige approved Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s latest emergency order that returns O‘ahu to the Act Now Honolulu-No Social Gatherings, from the Act with Care phase to try and flatten the recent surge in COVID-19 cases on the island. The governor also announced a delay in the resumption of trans-Pacific travel and said it will be delayed from a Sept. 1 start to at least Oct. 1, at the earliest. He said the reopening, along with pre-travel testing protocols will be announced well in advance to allow businesses to [...]
Department of Health launches research-based social norms campaign
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) launched the first phase of a new statewide educational campaign today as part of a comprehensive, multi-pronged solution to address the sustained number of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i. The “Not Taking Chances” campaign, developed with research, creative and production support from Anthology Marketing Group, aims to change social norms by modeling attitudes and behaviors to underscore the importance of wearing facial masks and avoiding groups and social gatherings. “Prevention is key to bringing the number of cases down,” said Health Director Bruce Anderson, noting that disease investigation, contact tracing, testing and [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 17, 2020
Governor’s Office: Additional Targeted Restrictions for O‘ahu Near Governor David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell met at length today and agree that additional targeted restrictions will be needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on O‘ahu to stop the spread of COVID-19. We anticipate an announcement, with details, this week. Department of Health: DOH is reporting 174 newly diagnosed coronavirus cases today, with 163 on O‘ahu. Hawai‘i Island has two (2) new cases and Maui reports nine (9). No additional deaths were reported in the last 24-hour reporting period. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, August 17, [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 14, 2020
Department of Health: DOH is reporting 233 newly diagnosed coronavirus cases today, with 218 on O‘ahu. Hawai‘i Island has five (5) new cases, Maui reports nine (9), and Kaua‘i has one (1). No additional deaths were reported in the last 24-hour reporting period. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, August 14, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 218 4,117 Hawai‘i 5 144 Maui 9 204 Kauai 1 53 Moloka‘i 0 2 Lana‘i 0 0 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI 0 23 Total Cases 233 4,543++ Deaths 0 40 ++As [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 13, 2020
Office of the Governor: Governor Addresses Recent COVID-19-Related Deaths, Record Number of Infections Gov. David Ige held a news briefing Thursday, to address the recent COVID-19-related deaths and record number of cases reported by the Hawai‘i Department of Health. Gov. Ige said, “This is a record number of daily cases and it follows several days of triple digit case numbers. We are saddened by the news that two more of our community members have died from this disease. We are seeing numerous clusters and wide community spread. Clusters are occurring in all areas of the community and common [...]
Aloha knocks on the door of Hawaii’s vulnerable
Photos courtesy of Hawaii National Guard The pandemic has intensified the differences between the haves and the have-nots. Health and social disparities in Hawaii have become more pronounced. The Hawaii Department of Health, in collaboration with other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, is tackling this head on, and is an important part of an overall strategy to make sure everyone has access to care. Rather than being marginalized, low-income families and individuals have been a top priority in outreach and education efforts to keep everyone in the community healthy. A Model of Effective Collaboration Much of this outreach [...]