Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 2, 2020

Posted on Dec 2, 2020 in COVID-19

Department of Health: 

Summary Metrics - Dec 2 2020

https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/

78 New Cases Reported Today 

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. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard

 

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30, 2020   

Island of Diagnosis          

New Cases          

Reported since          

2/28/2020          

(including new cases)    

O‘ahu          

63 

15,424 

Hawai‘i          

1,606 

Maui         

551 

Kaua‘i         

114 

Moloka‘i          

18 

Lānaʻi      

106 

HI residents diagnosed outside of HI         

225 

Total Cases          

78 

18,044++ 

Deaths          

244 

Hospitalizations as of 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2020 – Hawai‘i-1, Maui-3, O‘ahu-50, Kaua‘i-0 

++As a result of updated information, one Hawai‘i resident diagnosed out-of-state and one case from O‘ahu were dropped from the counts. 

Residence Status and Travel History - December 2 2020

 

Department of Public Safety: 

Mass Inmate Testing Continues 

Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) surge testing is ongoing. Of the 66 inmates who underwent re-testing, 35 were positive and 31 were negative. PSD health care staff have reported an additional 15 inmate recoveries bringing the total to 63 recovered. The active positive inmate cases total 134. The one (1) hospitalized WCF inmate has returned to the facility and five (5) out of the 11 positive WCF staff have recovered and were cleared to return to work. DOH is continuing their contact tracing.

DOH testing of O‘ahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) inmates and staff is continuous. Of the 246 OCCC inmate test results received, five (5) were positive, 237 were negative and four (4) were inconclusive. There are no OCCC inmates in the hospital. All 10 OCCC staff results were negative. For more information on PSD’s planning and response efforts to COVID-19:

https://dps.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/03/17/coronavirus-covid-19-information-and-resources/

 

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority: 

9,185 Passengers Arrive on Tuesday 

Yesterday, a total of 9,185 people arrived in Hawai‘i from out of state. A total of 3,935 people indicated they came to Hawai‘i for vacation. There were also 2,027 returning residents. The trans-Pacific passenger arrival data is derived from data provided by the Safe Travels digital system.

Reason for Trip by Airport - December 1 2020

To view more: https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/covid-19-updates/trans-pacific-passenger-arrivals/ 

 

Helpful Resources

 

Safe Travels Hawaii Quick Facts - December 2 2020

Trusted Testing and Travel Partners:

The state of Hawai‘i only accepts Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a certified Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) lab test results from Trusted Testing and Travel Partners. For the full list of domestic trans-Pacific, inter-county, international and airline partners or information on how to become a Trusted Testing Partner, go to:

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/

 

Safe Travels Hawai‘i Program:
Program overview: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/ 

FAQs: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/faqs/ 

Email: [email protected] 

Call Center Number: 1-800-GO-HAWAII 

 

COVID-19 Expanded Dashboard (Tables, Charts, and Visualizations):

HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard

Safe Travels Digital Platform:

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/data/

Trans-Pacific Passenger Arrivals Statistics:

https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/covid-19-updates/trans-pacific-passenger-arrivals/ 

 

Kaua‘i County:
Kaua‘i COVID-19 webpage: https://www.kauai.gov/COVID-19
To report violators: https://www.kauai.gov/KPD-Online-Reporting 

Rest, Test, Enjoy! Voluntary visitor post-travel test: https://www.kauai.gov/visitorposttest 

Resident post-travel test: https://www.kauai.gov/residentposttest
 

Maui County:
Maui County travel and COVID-19 information:
https://www.mauicounty.gov  

To report violators: (808) 244-6400 or [email protected]   

 

Hawai‘i County:
Hawai‘i County COVID-19 webpage:
https://coronavirus-response-county-of-hawaii-hawaiicountygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/travel 

Critical infrastructure and medical travel request: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/e2f4ce19aa854964a8fd60bec7fbe78c 
To report violators: 808-935-3311 

 

City & County of Honolulu: 
Honolulu COVID-19 webpage: oneoahu.org 
Interisland passengers arriving on O‘ahu are not subject to the mandatory quarantine.  
To report violators: 808-723-3900 or [email protected]  

  

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