Daily News Digest

Governor’s Office: Hawaiʻi Expands Pre-Travel Testing Program to South Korea Gov. David Ige announced today that starting Friday, Feb. 5, travelers from South Korea may bypass mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a COVID-19 test and receive a negative result from a trusted testing partner in South Korea. The test must be taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to departure. In addition to the state’s program, effective January 26, 2021 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Records Review Reveals 59 Unreported COVID-19 Related Deaths The data cleaning process resulted in a correction from yesterday’s report of 60 historic deaths from COVID-19, which occurred between August and December last year. A comprehensive review of Electronic Death Reporting System records show 49 additional deaths on O‘ahu, seven (7) on Hawai‘i island, and three (3) on Maui. All 59 deaths are included in today’s counts. 71 New COVID-19 Cases Reported & 59 Historic Deaths Added DOH reports 71 new cases of coronavirus today. 59 deaths are also being reported today (see item above). [...]

Office of the Governor: State of the State Address Focuses on COVID-19 and Recovery Reiterating the need for everyone in Hawai‘i to be personally responsible and to practice the three W’s of COVID-19 safety (wear a mask, wash your hands, watch your distance), Gov. Ige’s 2021 State of the State address recounted the difficulties of the past year and the challenges that lie ahead for the state. “Twelve months ago, we met for what promised to be a bright and promising year…literally overnight our expectations were crushed by COVID-19,” Gov. Ige told a virtual joint session of the [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 132 COVID-19 Cases and Four Deaths Reported DOH reports 132 new cases of coronavirus today and four (4) additional deaths, raising the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 332. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 Man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 Woman, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 2 Woman, 90-99 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 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. See the weekly cluster report.   Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 119 COVID-19 Cases and Three Deaths Reported DOH reports 119 new cases of coronavirus today and three (3) additional deaths, raising the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 328. Deaths: O‘ahu 1 Man, 60-69 yrs, underlying conditions, hospitalized 1 Man, 80-89 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 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. 19, [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 75 COVID-19 Cases and One Death Reported DOH reports 75 new cases of coronavirus today and one (1) additional death, raising the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 325. The victim is a Maui woman, 70-79 yds, who died in the hospital with underlying conditions. 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. 18, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases [...]

Governor’s Office: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Update At a news briefing today, Governor Ige gave an update on Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The governor emphasized that the state is moving as quickly as possible with the distribution process and reminded everyone that Hawai‘i is constrained by federal allocation of the vaccine. Gov. Ige said, “We are in a situation where the demand for the vaccine exceeds our supply. We are happy there is high demand for the vaccine and will ensure that we are using all of the doses allocated to Hawai‘i.” He also added, “Until the vaccine is [...]

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 150 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide   150 additional coronavirus cases were reported today. 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. 13, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) O‘ahu 111 19,691 Hawai‘i 5 2,055 Maui 26 1,400 Kaua‘i 1 171 Moloka‘i 0 25 Lānaʻi 0 106 HI residents diagnosed outside of HI [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]