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State legislators to honor Maui Health efforts

The Maui News State legislators today will honor Maui Health System for its work as a major hub for vaccination distribution during the pandemic. The organization administered 83,000 doses of the vaccine at its clinics, according to a news release from the state Senate. A presentation is scheduled for 5 p.m. today. It is part of the Senate Committee on Health’s visit to Maui. “Over 70 percent of eligible Maui residents have been vaccinated at Maui Memorial Medical Center, including over 30,000 healthcare workers, kupuna and individuals with underlying conditions in the first ...

State to monitor variants as it moves ‘in a good direction’

Hawaii is moving in the right direction as COVID-19 case counts hit a downward trend across all counties and as residents have learned to “coexist with the virus,” but health officials said Wednesday that they will still continue variant surveillance and sequencing, monitoring for any new ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 154 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 88 on Oahu, 20 on Maui, eight on Hawaii island, six on Kauai and 32 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state. • There have now been 237,672 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 164,664 on Oahu, 29,666 in Maui County (28,100 on Maui, 938 on Molokai and 628 on Lanai), 25,982 on Hawaii island and 11,532 on Kauai. A total of 5,828 residents have been diagnosed out of state. • No new deaths were reported Wednesday; the state fatality count ...

Health Department shifts to weekly COVID-19 case reporting

The Maui News The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that it is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting effective immediately. Case counts and vaccination updates will now be published on the DOH COVID-19 dashboard every Wednesday beginning next week. “Our decisions have always been based on trends, not single day counts,” state Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char said in a news release. “There is greater focus now on weekly hospital admissions, weekly hospital occupancy and weekly case counts when calculating the current community levels of ...

State mask mandate to end March 25 with emergency rules

Hawaii will end its indoor mask requirement on March 25, the same day it plans to lift key COVID-19 emergency rules that include proof of vaccination or testing for government employees and domestic travelers. “Right now hospitalizations are trending down, case counts are falling and we ...

COVID-19 at a Glance

Latest developments: • State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 63 new confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 51 on Oahu, six on Hawaii island, five on Maui and one on Kauai. • There have now been 237,518 confirmed and probable cases statewide, including 164,576 on Oahu, 29,646 in Maui County (28,080 on Maui, 938 on Molokai and 628 on Lanai), 25,974 on Hawaii island and 11,526 on Kauai. A total of 5,796 residents have been diagnosed out of state. • No new deaths were reported Tuesday; the state fatality count remains at 1,354. • As of Tuesday, the state ...