While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i island. Hawai‘i island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic. Maui has eight (8) additional cases for a cumulative total of 311. Most of … [Read more...] about COVID-19 ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE STABILIZING ON O‘AHU Concerns About Increasing Activity on Maui & Hawai‘i Island
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TRIPLE DIGIT CORONAVIRUS CASE COUNTS CONTINUE INTO A SECOND WEEK
The highest, single-day record of new positive COVID-19 cases is being reported by the Dept. of Health today, at 207. Approximately 114 of these cases are the result of delayed reporting over the weekend, a result of private clinical laboratory reporting issues. Health Director Bruce Anderson said, “It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to detail all of the … [Read more...] about TRIPLE DIGIT CORONAVIRUS CASE COUNTS CONTINUE INTO A SECOND WEEK
Reopening and Recovery: “We’ve never faced anything more critical,” says UH Economic Research Organization executive director
While retail stores across the county now have the go-ahead to reopen, state leaders remain in discussions about the best way to proceed with lifting further COVID-19 public health restrictions. For weeks the state has reported low daily numbers of new cases of infection consistent with a “flattened curve,” meaning the spread of COVID-19 has been slowed, which is the goal of … [Read more...] about Reopening and Recovery: “We’ve never faced anything more critical,” says UH Economic Research Organization executive director
Maui Surpasses Oahu in Coronavirus Cases Per Capita
Maui's per capita coronavirus cases nearly double Oahu's per capita coronavirus cases. In other words for every 10,000 people Maui has 7 cases, when Oahu has 4. With recent news that the cluster zone related to the hospital comprised around 40% of the Maui cases, and an employee at Costo has come down with coronavirus, its more important than ever to self distance, and hunker … [Read more...] about Maui Surpasses Oahu in Coronavirus Cases Per Capita
‘Underwhelmed’: As Hana and Moloka’i confront their first COVID-19 cases, elected officials are frustrated with notification procedures
Up until around noon on Thursday, April 2, life was pretty normal on Molokaʻi. While the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading around the state, Molokaʻi’s 7,500 residents so far had been spared. That changed abruptly that day with the news that a Molokaʻi man who had recently been in Las Vegas had tested positive for the virus and been airlifted to Oʻahu for hospitalization. The … [Read more...] about ‘Underwhelmed’: As Hana and Moloka’i confront their first COVID-19 cases, elected officials are frustrated with notification procedures