A nursing home in Hilo is currently grappling with a recent COVID-19 outbreak, which has resulted in 93 cases and one fatality. The Hawaii Department of Health was notified about the outbreak at Life Care Center of Hilo in early April and has been providing technical assistance to the facility. As of now, the facility …
A recent outbreak of COVID-19 at a nursing home in Hilo has resulted in 93 cases and one fatality, as reported by the state Department of Health. In early April, the state Health Department was informed about the outbreak at Life Care Center of Hilo and has been assisting the facility with technical expertise. As …
The Life Care Center of Hilo has announced that there are currently no active cases of COVID-19 at its facility. The nursing home, which has a capacity of 252 beds, recently experienced an outbreak that was reported to the Hawaii Department of Health in early April. There were a total of 93 cases, including 76 …
The Hawaii Department of Health has released its latest report on COVID-19 infections, revealing 935 new cases over the past week. This brings the state’s total number of cases since the pandemic’s onset to 385,774. Sadly, the report also highlights ten more fatalities, taking the state’s COVID death toll to 1,878. The weekly average of …
The latest breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 has been approved for kupuna aged 65 and above, and immunocompromised individuals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended Pfizer and Moderna’s bivalent booster doses for adults aged 65 and over, as well as additional doses for immunocompromised patients if necessary. The primary series …
The Hawaii Department of Health has announced its endorsement of the latest federal guidelines recommending an additional dose of the bivalent COVID-19 booster for those at increased risk. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved a second bivalent booster for individuals aged 65 and over, as well as additional doses for people …
The Hawaii Department of Health released its weekly COVID-19 report today, revealing that there were 858 new infections reported in the last seven days and a total of 386,632 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Additionally, the state reported six new deaths bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,884. The average number of …
As the federal public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires on May 11, all eyes are on the omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as “Arcturus.” Recently designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organization, XBB.1.16 has been detected in sewage samples from Hawaii and Kauai counties, as well as via genome …
The Hawaii Department of Health has stated that in the past week, there have been 787 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall total for the state since the start of the pandemic to 387,419. In addition, eight more deaths have been reported, which brings the total of fatalities to 1,892. However, good news comes …
As the U.S. public health emergency for COVID-19 draws to a close, Hawaii’s coronavirus metrics seem to be holding steady. The expiration of the federal emergency signifies the end of several COVID-19-related initiatives. To help inform the public, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a fact sheet regarding what will or …