Daily News Digest

Department of Health: Three Additional Deaths Reported Today DOH reported an additional three(3) COVID-19 deaths today. All were from Honolulu, had underlying conditions and had been hospitalized. Two were men, one between the age of 60-69 years old and the other between 70-79 years old. The other was a woman, between the age of 70-79 years old. This DND includes cases reported up until Wednesday night 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. hawaiicovid19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 [...]

Department of Health: Two Additional Deaths Reported Today DOH reported an additional two COVID-19 deaths today. Both involved men who had underlying conditions. The first was a man from Honolulu, between 70 to 79 years old. The other was over 80 years old, from Kaua‘i. DOH also reported 108 new COVID-19 cases today. A total of 93 of those cases are on O‘ahu, including 46 cases from a cluster at Waiawa Correctional Facility that was previously reported yesterday. This daily news digest includes cases reported up until Monday night at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the [...]

Office of the Governor: Tighter Restrictions Begin for Trans-Pacific Travelers Headed to Hawai‘i Late yesterday, Gov. David Ige signed a 16th emergency proclamation that requires all trans-pacific travelers to have a negative test result from a trusted testing partner before their departure to the State of Hawai‘i, in order to bypass the 14-day quarantine. The new policy officially began today. Gov. Ige said, “We are implementing this added layer of safety in response to the dramatically increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the continental United States and around the world. The health of our residents and visitors is our primary concern, [...]

Department of Health: 114 New Cases Reported Today This report includes cases reported up until Saturday night 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. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Nov. 21, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 80 14,873 Hawai‘i 10 1,551 Maui 11 495 Kaua‘i 3 100 Moloka‘i 0 17 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI 10 191 Total Cases 114 17,333++ Deaths    0 233 ++ [...]

Department of Health: One (1) Death and 95 New Cases Reported Today DOH has added one new death to its count, involving a man between the ages of 60-69 years old with underlying medical conditions. He had been incarcerated out of state and died at a hospital. The death had been announced yesterday by the Public Safety Department. Additionally, DOH reported 95 new cases today. This report includes cases reported up until Wednesday night 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 [...]

Governor’s Office: New Policy for Pre-Travel Testing Begins Next Tuesday Starting on Nov. 24, travelers wanting to bypass Hawai‘i‘s 14-day mandatory quarantine must have COVID-19 test results, from a trusted travel partner, prior to departure to the islands. Gov. Ige made the announcement this afternoon at a news conference. “We’re taking this added safety precaution now in response to the dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases on the mainland and around the world. The health of our residents and visitors is our primary concern, particularly with more people traveling to Hawai‘i over the holidays,” said Gov. Ige. If a [...]

Department of Health: 71 New COVID-19 Cases Reported One new COVID-19 death was reported from Hawai‘i island. This was a man in the 20-29-year-old category, and he had underlying conditions and had been in the hospital. This report includes cases reported up until Monday night 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. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Nov. 16, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 59 14,431 Hawai‘i 2 [...]

Governor’s Office: 15th Emergency Proclamation Extends Statewide Mask Mandate Yesterday, Gov. Ige issued a 15th COVID-19 emergency proclamation which extends and clarifies the statewide mask mandate which has been in place since April 25. Bottom line for face coverings is: Everyone shall wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when in public. The proclamation also directs businesses to refuse entrance or service to anyone who fails to wear a face covering, unless an exception applies. Additionally, the 15th emergency proclamation requires all hotel operators to adopt a COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan for all properties. You [...]

Governor’s Office: 11 New Trusted Testing Partners for Trans-Pacific Travel, Two for Inter-County On Saturday, the Office of Gov. David Ige announced 13 additional trusted travel and testing partners for the state’s pre-travel testing program. COVID-19 test results from these newly identified partners will be accepted beginning tomorrow. The new partners – eleven for domestic transpacific travel and two for inter-county travel – join 18 and 11 partners respectively, that had been previously approved by the State of Hawai‘i for testing, which allows arriving travelers to bypass the mandatory 14-day quarantine with evidence of a negative test from [...]

Department of Health: 110 New COVID-19 Cases Reported No new deaths were reported today by DOH. O‘ahu is the only island with double-digit case numbers. Beginning next Monday, the dashboard will be updated daily at 12 p.m. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, Nov. 13, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 92 14,172 Hawai‘i 8 1,459 Maui 1 443 Kaua‘i 2 77 Moloka‘i 0 17 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI 7 138 Total Cases 110 16,412 Deaths    0 222 Hospitalizations as of 12 p.m. on [...]