Big Island Coronavirus Updates
COVID Spike Continues as Hawai‘i Registers Triple-Digit Cases Again
Monday is the fifth straight day Hawai‘i has registered at least 100 new cases of the virus.
Vaccine Eligibility Expands to Ages 60 and Older Statewide, Younger on Big Island
All Hawai´i residents 60 years of age and older are eligible to register for COVID-19 vaccinations beginning today.
Hawaii Reports Over 100 New Cases of COVID-19 For Third Straight Day
Three new COVID-related deaths were also reported.
Community COVID-19 Testing Islandwide Saturday
Three district tests for COVID-19 are scheduled across the Big Island Saturday.
Big Island Reports 14 New Cases of COVID Friday
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 125 new cases of coronavirus Friday.
DOH Reports 122 New COVID-19 Cases Statewide
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 122 new cases of coronavirus Thursday, raising the statewide total to 29,071. One new COVID-related death was also reported.
DLIR Call Center Temporarily Shuts Down After Staffer Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations’s (DLIR) general call center at the Hawai‘i Convention Center call center is unavailable today, March 25, as a result of a positive COVID-19 test.
North Hawai’i Community Hospital Administers 10K COVID-19 Shots
Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital provided its 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, March 24.
DOH Reports 58 New COVID Cases Wednesday
The state’s two-week average is 74 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.5%.
DOH Reports 41 New COVID Cases Tuesday
The state’s two-week average continues to trend upward and is now 74 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.5%.
COVID-19 Vaccine Pre-Registration Now Open at KCH
The pool of Big Islanders eligible for the coronavirus vaccine just got larger.
Gradual Uptick in COVID Cases Continues Statewide
The state’s two-week average continues to trend upward and is now 75 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.5%.
DOH Reports 87 New COVID-19 Cases Statewide
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 87 new cases of coronavirus Saturday, raising the statewide total to 28,694.
DOH Reports 69 New COVID Cases Wednesday
The state’s two-week average is 56 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1%.
Rates of COVID Infection, Vaccination Not Equitable Racially in Hawaii
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted serious and longstanding public health disparities in Hawai‘i.
DOH Reports 48 Cases of Coronavirus Tuesday
The state’s two-week average is 53 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1.1%.
AARP Releases Vaccine Questionnaire Results
As of Tuesday, the state’s vaccine dashboard showed, by county, that between 44 and 73 percent of those 75 and older in Hawai`i had received at least one vaccine shot.
State Identifies 46 New Cases of COVID Monday
The state’s two-week average is 51 new cases daily, with a test positivity rate of 1%.
Hawai´i Identifies First 3 “Breakthrough” Cases of COVID-19
The Hawai´i Department of Health (DOH) on Friday noted the state’s first three “breakthrough” cases of coronavirus, which isn’t so positive a term as it sounds.
Numbers Game: Anti-COVID Restriction Advocates Challenge Hawaii’s Reasoning, Right to Enforce Safety Protocol
A small but vocal group of Hawai´i citizens on the Big Island have waved signs and sent emails over the last several months, calling for an end to mask-wearing mandates and COVID-19 restrictions in general.
