Vaccination data added to DOH dashboard
HONOLULU - The Department of Health (DOH) Disease Outbreak Control Division (DOCD) has added information on the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Hawai‘i to its data portal. This new feature can be found here. It displays statewide and county-by-county totals for the number of vaccinations administered. These numbers will be updated every Wednesday at 12 p.m. This new data post shows 25,470 vaccinations were administered through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, January 2. The three-and-a-half-day lag in reporting allows for data from dozens of sources to be checked for accuracy. Additional vaccinations will have been administered between the weekly Saturday cut-off [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 6, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 143 New COVID-19 Cases and Ten (10) Deaths Reported Statewide Ten (10) COVID-19 deaths were reported today bringing the new statewide death total to 299. The 10 deaths occurred between Nov. 12 and Dec. 19. Maui One (1) man, 70-77 yrs., underlying conditions, hospitalized O‘ahu Three (3) men, 60-69 yrs., underlying conditions, hospitalized One (1) man, 60-69 yrs., underlying conditions, died at home Two (2) men, 70-79 yrs., underlying conditions, hospitalized One (1) man, 80-89 yrs., underlying conditions, hospitalized Two (2) women, 80-89 yrs., underlying conditions, hospitalized This report includes cases up until Monday [...]
Hawai‘i State Department of Health Launches AlohaSafe Alert App to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
Free app augments contact tracing, keeps data private, sends notice of potential exposure HONOLULU –– The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with aio Digital and the Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative (HEC) have launched AlohaSafe Alert, the free State of Hawai‘i officially-approved exposure notification app to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “Masks, distance and vaccines are all valuable tools against COVID-19. The AlohaSafe Alert app is another important tool in the fight against COVID-19,” said Dr. Libby Char, director of the Hawai‘i State Department of Health. “This innovative app was developed for the community, by the community, and [...]
COVID-19 vaccination hubs help speed dosages to independent healthcare providers
HONOLULU – As a way to continue to rapidly administer COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers, the Hawai‘i Department of Health and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii are working with hospitals in each county to ensure independent healthcare providers and their staff can obtain the first dosage of their vaccine this month. Hawai‘i’s hospitals are serving as conveniently located vaccination hubs where independent providers can also obtain their second, follow-up dosage 21 days later. Hospitals are using the Pfizer vaccine for healthcare workers. Independent healthcare providers and their staff who have not yet received a vaccination should complete an online survey [...]
New “Let’s Get Back to Real Life” campaign features young peoples’ COVID-19 trials, tribulations, and hope
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health developed a new campaign to highlight the economic and educational toll that COVID-19 has taken on Hawai‘i’s students and young adults. The “Let’s Get Back to Real Life” campaign features personal stories from Hawai‘i’s young people that inspire residents to continue following safe practices, as the state continues its road to economic recovery and residents await their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Let’s Get Back to Real Life" was developed to resonate with young people who have had to sacrifice and miss opportunities due to COVID-19. “We recognize that the ongoing pandemic [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 5, 2021
Governor’s Office: COVID-19 Vaccination Timeline Update At a news briefing this afternoon, Gov. David Ige gave an update on the State of Hawai‘i’s vaccination efforts. Gov. Ige said healthcare workers, residents and staff at nursing homes are currently getting vaccinated. The second doses of the vaccine have started to arrive and will also be administered. Additionally, first responders, frontline essential workers, and those 75 years of age and older are also beginning to be offered the vaccine. The next phase will involve vaccination for people over the age of 65. It will also include those over 16 who [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 4, 2021
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 89 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide 89 additional coronavirus cases were reported 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. 2, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 62 18,340 Hawai‘i 4 1,926 Maui 9 1,070 Kaua‘i 0 150 Moloka‘i 0 22 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI 14 431 [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 31, 2020
Department of Health: State Laboratory Guarding Against New COVID-19 Strains The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) continues to proactively test COVID-19 specimens looking for new strains that may be significantly more contagious or differ in other ways from earlier strains. Recent variants first discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa are spreading more easily and quickly than other variants and have already spread to other countries. The B1.1.7 variant has already reached the U.S. mainland and Canada. The Hawai‘i State Laboratories Division (SLD) began its molecular surveillance in June and to date has performed genome sequencing on [...]
State laboratory guarding against new COVID-19 strains
Fast moving variants heighten concern about social gatherings HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) continues to proactively test COVID-19 specimens looking for new strains that may be significantly more contagious or differ in other ways from earlier strains. Recent variants first discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa are spreading more easily and quickly than other variants and have already spread to other countries. The B1.1.7 variant, first detected in the U.K., has already reached the U.S. mainland and Canada. The Hawai‘i State Laboratories Division (SLD) began its molecular surveillance in June and to date has [...]
Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 30, 2020
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 108 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide 108 additional coronavirus cases were reported today. 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. Dec. 28, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 86 17,773 Hawai‘i 2 1,873 Maui 17 932 Kaua‘i 1 145 Moloka‘i 0 22 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI 2 358 [...]