Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 22, 2021
Governor’s Office: Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Memory of Americans Lost to COVID-19 At the direction of President Biden, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the U.S. flag and the Hawai‘i state flag be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and at all state offices and agencies until sunset on Friday. “This action is being taken today, as the U.S. marks a half-million COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began. Let us reflect on this loss and the memory of the more than 500,000 fellow Americans – including 431 in Hawai‘i -- who have died of COVID-19. Our thoughts [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 19, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday (delayed this week). 50 New COVID-19 Cases Reported DOH reports 50 new cases of coronavirus today. The department reports two (2) additional deaths: Oʻahu 1 man, 80-89 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized Maui 1 man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized The temporary interruption in electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) was resolved on Tuesday, February 16. All reporting feeds have been reestablished and any lagged case reports are now fully caught up and reflected in [...]
Department of Health prepares to open COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 and older
HONOLULU – Hawai‘i State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char today announced that the state will soon open COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 and older. Currently, kūpuna 75 and older are eligible to get vaccinated. “We’re still in Phase 1b, and we’re not ready to go into Phase 1c yet. But soon, we’d like to welcome those 70 and older to get vaccinated. We know we still have kūpuna and frontline essential workers waiting to be vaccinated,” Dr. Char said. “We’ve been vaccinating kūpuna since about mid-January, and so we’d like to add in 70 and older to keep the uptake [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 18, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday. Electronic Lab Reporting Undercount Today DOH reports 67 new cases of coronavirus today. There was one (1) additional death of an O‘ahu man, 90-99-years-old, who had underlying conditions and passed away in the hospital. Due to a temporary interruption in electronic laboratory reporting (ELR), today’s case counts may be an undercount of true cases detected by clinical laboratories on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The reporting feeds were re-established Tuesday by 3:30 p.m. and [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 17, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday (not available as of distribution deadline today). Electronic Lab Reporting Undercount Today DOH reports 29 new cases of coronavirus today. There was one (1) additional death of an O‘ahu man, 70-79-years-old, who had underlying conditions and passed away in the hospital. For a second day, a temporary interruption in electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) caused cases to be undercounted. The DOH Disease Outbreak and Control Division (DOCD) notes all reporting feeds were [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 16, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday. Electronic Lab Reporting Temporarily Interrupted Resulted in Undercount DOH reports 17 new cases of coronavirus today. There were no additional deaths. The Hawai‘i Health Information Exchange has been working closely with the Disease Outbreak and Control Division (DOCD) to re-establish reporting feeds as quickly as possible. DOCD anticipates a “rebound” effect of increased case number over the next few days as feeds are re-established. This report includes cases up until Sunday at [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 12, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday. 70 New COVID-19 Cases and One Death Reported DOH reports 70 new cases of coronavirus today. There was one (1) additional death. This report includes cases up until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control Division website daily: HawaiiCOVID19.com/data-dashboard. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Feb. 10, [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 11, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary is included each Wednesday. Weekly Cluster Report 95 New COVID-19 Cases and One Death Reported DOH reports 95 new cases of coronavirus today. There was one (1) additional death. This report includes cases up until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control Division website daily: HawaiiCOVID19.com/data-dashboard. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 [...]
Hawai‘i Department of Health survey shows pandemic is affecting mental health of Hawai‘i residents
Young adults and households that earn less are most vulnerable HONOLULU – The virus that causes COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000. A recent survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health showed a solid majority, or 82% of those who participated in the survey, have experienced a mental health condition at some point over the last six months. Slightly more than half, or 52%, of those say their symptoms began during the pandemic. Of those who experienced a mental health [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 10, 2021
Department of Health: Vaccine Acceptance on the Rise in Hawai‘i 91% of respondents in a recent statewide survey plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a strong indication that attitudes about the vaccine are rapidly shifting since administration of the vaccinations first began in mid-December. According to the survey commissioned by the DOH, 55% plan to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and 36% will wait before receiving their vaccinations. The survey, conducted by Anthology Research from Dec. 30, 2020 to Jan. 11, 2021, included 445 adult Hawai‘i full-time residents statewide. Anthology has been tracking resident attitudes [...]