News Releases from Department of Health

Young adults and households that earn less are most vulnerable HONOLULU – The virus that causes COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000. A recent survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health showed a solid majority, or ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health survey shows pandemic is affecting mental health of Hawai‘i residents

Department of Health: Vaccine Acceptance on the Rise in Hawai‘i91% 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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 10, 2021

HONOLULU – The majority or 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 Hawai‘i Department of Health, 55% plan to get vaccinated ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health survey shows diverse views of pandemic and responses

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 9, 2021

HONOLULU – There has been an alarming increase in various types of COVID-19 scams across the nation, and kūpuna and other Hawai‘i residents are not exempt from being targeted as potential victims. The Hawai‘i Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of the Attorney General, Executive Office on Aging’s Senior Medicare Patrol Hawaii (SMP), ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health warns public about COVID-19 scams

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 8, 2021

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 5, 2021

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) conducted a series of site visits at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The unannounced visits were designed to determine the Home’s compliance with federal certification requirements. The unannounced visits resulted ...
Read More Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo receives 0,640 federal civil penalty for infection control deficiencies

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s State Laboratories Division (SLD) confirms the presence of the B.1.1.7 variant in Hawai‘i. The confirmed specimen is one of four samples previously identified in Hawai‘i as having a molecular clue consistent with the B.1.1.7 variant. The other specimens are still being analyzed. “We have already initiated contact tracing ...
Read More Department of Health State Laboratory confirms presence of B.1.1.7 variant

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 4, 2021

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 3, 2021

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 2, 2021

HONOLULU — The Department of Health’s State Laboratories Division (SLD) continues to work in partnership with private sector laboratories to collect and examine specimens of the SARSCoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. To date, nine samples of the L452R variant have been identified and four specimens that exhibit a molecular clue associated with the UK B1.1.7 ...
Read More State lab detects additional COVID-19 variants

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 ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 1, 2021