News Releases from Department of Health

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]