Daily News Digest

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Daily and Weekly Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The charts below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. 45 New COVID-19 Cases DOH reports 45 new cases of coronavirus today. 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.   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Feb. 23, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 24 21,869 Hawai‘i 1 2,237 Maui 18 2,106 Kaua‘i 0 182 [...]

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. 50 New COVID-19 Cases and Four Additional Deaths Reported DOH reports 50 new cases of coronavirus today. The department reported four (4) additional deaths: Oʻahu 1 man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 90-99 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized Maui 1 man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 80-89 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 [...]

Governor’s Office: One Down, One to Go for Governor, First Lady, Cabinet & Staff  Gov. Ige and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige received their first COVID-19 vaccinations at Washington Place Monday afternoon. They were joined by about 65 cabinet and staff members. Gov. Ige had delayed his vaccination because of the shortage of vaccines arriving in Hawai‘i. “I felt there was an urgent need to get nursing home residents, our kupuna 75 years and older, healthcare professionals, teachers and other essential workers vaccinated first. I urge Hawai‘i residents to get vaccinated when it’s your turn, and to continue wearing your mask, [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]