Hawai‘i Department of Health partners with pharmacies to vaccinate more kupuna
HONOLULU – To continue the momentum now underway to vaccinate residents and caregivers of small residential care homes throughout the state, the Hawai‘i Department of Health is partnering with a number of pharmacies to conduct drive-thru vaccination events or in-home vaccinations. “This is another major step forward in the implementation of our state’s vaccination plan,” said Dr. Libby Char, director, Hawai‘i Department of Health. “With residents and staff of larger long-term care facilities such as assisted living communities now in progress, we’re now turning our attention to residential care homes and community care foster family homes.” There are different types [...]
Hawai‘i Department of Health issues red placard to Asia Manoa for repeated mask wearing violations
HONOLULU - The Hawai‘i Department of Health Food Safety Branch has issued a red placard to immediately close Asia Manoa, located at 2801 E. Manoa Rd., due to repeated instances of employees not wearing face masks while working. The Food Safety Branch received a complaint alleging that Asia Manoa employees were not wearing masks on January 9, 2021. A complaint inspection was conducted on January 11, 2021 which revealed that the food establishment’s line cook was working without a face mask. A written warning was issued to Asia Manoa for the violation. The letter noted a follow up inspection would [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 14, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 179 COVID-19 Cases and Six Deaths Reported DOH reports 179 new cases of coronavirus today and six (6) additional deaths, raising the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 318. Deaths: Oʻahu 1 woman, 70-79 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 80-89 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 2 men 90-99 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 100-109 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized Maui 1 man, 90-99 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 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 website [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 13, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 106 COVID-19 Cases and Three Deaths Reported DOH reports 106 new cases of coronavirus today and three (3) additional deaths, raising the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 312. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 Woman, 40-49 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 Man, 50-59 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized Maui 1 Man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized This report includes cases up until Monday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 12, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 114 COVID-19 Cases and Four Deaths Reported Today DOH reports 144 new cases of coronavirus today. This report includes cases up until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 10, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 83 19,389 Hawai‘i 4 2,030 Maui 21 1,331 Kaua‘i 0 167 Moloka‘i 0 25 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 11, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 172 COVID-19 Cases Reported Today DOH reports 172 new cases and no additional deaths due to coronavirus today. This report includes cases up until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 9, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 108 19,306 Hawai‘i 20 2,026 Maui 33 1,310 Kaua‘i 1 167 Moloka‘i 0 25 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents [...]
Hawai‘i Department of Health: Vaccine Distribution Update January 8, 2021
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health continues to receive, distribute, and administer COVID-19 vaccines as quickly and efficiently as possible. Here are the latest figures. Vaccine doses received 91,700 Statewide 54,600 Pfizer-BioNTech 37,100 Moderna Vaccinations administered statewide 35,000+ Statewide An additional 17,550 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been ordered for delivery next week. Thousands more Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech doses may be ordered this weekend for delivery next week. Pharmacies continue to administer vaccinations at long-term care facilities around the state. Thousands of residents and employees at those facilities have already been vaccinated and first-dose vaccinations are complete at [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 8, 2021
Department of Health:https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/264 COVID-19 Cases and Four Deaths Reported TodayDOH reports 264 new cases of coronavirus today. Four (4) additional deaths were reported, all on O‘ahu. All of these people had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions.Woman, 50-59 yrs.Woman, 60-69 yrs.Man, 70-79 yrs.Man, 80-89 yrs.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 website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard.Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021Island of DiagnosisNew CasesReported since2/28/2020(including new cases)O‘ahu20218,913Hawai‘i101,974Maui221,197Kaua‘i3157Moloka‘i225Lānaʻi0106HI residents diagnosed outside of HI25523Total Cases26422,895++Deaths 4303 ++As [...]
Hawai‘i Department of Health issues updated COVID-19 vaccination plan
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health issued an executive summary of its updated COVID-19 vaccination plan today to provide a roadmap of how the vaccine will eventually be made available to all Hawai‘i residents by the end of this summer. The prioritized system ensures the vaccine is distributed and administered in an orderly, safe and efficient manner, starting with prioritized groups based on updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released on December 20, 2020. The health department submitted its initial draft vaccination plan to the CDC in mid-October 2020, [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 7, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since August Reported Today DOH reports 322 new cases of coronavirus today, the highest number since August 29, 2020, which had 310 COVID-19 cases reported. 30 of today’s cases are backdated from between 12-20-20 and 1-5-21, due to a reporting lag from a laboratory. Health officials report it is too early to tell the impact of holiday travel or gatherings. A large number of residents were diagnosed outside of Hawai‘i. No new deaths were reported today. This report includes cases up until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is [...]