Daily News Digest

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 [...]

Office of the Governor: Governor Updates Hawai‘i’s Financial Future At a news conference this afternoon Governor David Ige provided an update on Hawai‘i’s current financial picture, the near-term outlook, and post COVID-19 pandemic predictions. “We are continually monitoring our state revenues, advocating for federal funding, and doing all that we can to provide much-needed programs to help people in need,” Governor Ige said. Key Points: Fiscal Biennium Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the Legislature in Dec. Federal government passed an aid package in December to assist with the state’s pandemic response and is currently considering another. 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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 33 New COVID-19 Cases Reported DOH reports 33 new cases of coronavirus today. There were no additional deaths. 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 Division website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard.   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Feb. 6, 2021 Island [...]

Governor’s Office: Presence of COVID-19 Variant Confirmed At an afternoon news conference Governor David Ige announced that the DOH State Laboratories Division (SLD) has been working with private sector labs to collect and examine specimens of the virus that causes COVID-19. Gov. Ige said, “We also reported that whole genome sequencing was being performed on four specimens containing a molecular clue to determine whether they are the B1.1.7 variant, commonly called the UK variant. The results are in – and for the first time, we can confirm that this highly transmissible variant has been detected here in Hawaiʻi.” [...]

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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 107 New COVID-19 Cases Reported and Two Additional Deaths on O‘ahu DOH reports 107 new cases of coronavirus today. There were two (2) additional deaths. Deaths: Oʻahu 2 men, 70-79 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 Division website at noon [...]

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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 74 New COVID-19 Cases Reported and Four Additional Deaths on O‘ahu DOH reports 74 new cases of coronavirus today. There were four (4) additional deaths. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 man, 50-59 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 80-89 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 woman, 90-99 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized This report includes cases up until Monday at 11:59 p.m. [...]

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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 64 New COVID-19 Cases Reported DOH reports 64 new cases of coronavirus today. There were no additional deaths. 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 Division website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard.   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31, 2021 Island [...]

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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 90 New COVID-19 Cases Reported DOH reports 90 new cases of coronavirus today. There were no additional deaths. 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 Division website at noon each day at HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard.   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 30, 2021 Island [...]

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 with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/#vaccine 115 New COVID-19 Cases & One Additional Death Reported DOH reports 115 new cases of coronavirus today. One additional death involving a female, between the ages of 50 to 59 years old, was also reported. She had underlying conditions and was hospitalized at the time of her death. This report includes cases up until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Weekly COVID-19 Cluster Report Daily Preliminary Vaccine Administration Updates The chart below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday. A weekly summary with final vaccination numbers will be included each Wednesday. 100 New COVID-19 Cases & Two Additional Deaths Reported DOH reports 100 new cases of coronavirus today. Two (2) deaths are also being reported today. Deaths: Oahu 1 Man, 70-79 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 Woman, 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 [...]