Hawaii Daily COVID-19 Update: 12/30

3 years ago3 years ago Linda Hohnholz - editor

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in the Aloha State.

Department of Health:

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

108 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide

108 additional coronavirus cases were 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 at hawaiicovid19.com/dashboard.

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Dec. 28, 2020

Island of Diagnosis	New Cases	Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases)
O‘ahu	86	17,773
Hawai‘i	2	1,873
Maui	17	932
Kaua‘i	1	145
Moloka‘i	0	22
Lānaʻi	0	106
HI residents diagnosed outside of HI	2	358
Total Cases	108	21,209++
Deaths	0	285

83 Hospitalizations as of 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2020 – Hawai‘i-3, Maui-1, O‘ahu-78, Kaua’i‘-1

++As a result of updated information, two cases from Oahu were removed from the counts.

Department of Public Safety

Inmate and Staff Testing Continues

The Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF) reported 90 more inmate test results as part of surge testing efforts. Of that total, 37 were positive and 52 were negative. An additional 51 inmates have recovered, increasing the total recoveries to 226 and bringing active positive inmate cases down to 227. There are eight (8) inmates hospitalized. There were also five (5) new positive staff cases reported and three (3) staff cleared to return to work. Surge testing, with the assistance of DOH, the Hawai‘i National Guard and Project Vision Hawai‘i, will continue at HCF until there are no new positive cases at the facility.

All other facilities that experienced outbreaks have brought their COVID-19 count under control. The O‘ahu Community Correctional Center reports one (1) positive inmate at the facility. The Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) has zero active positive inmate cases. The last two (2) positive inmates were medically cleared today. The (1) hospitalized inmate has recovered from COVID-19 but will remain at the hospital until medically cleared to return to the facility.

For more information on PSD’s planning and response efforts to COVID-19: http://dps.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/03/17/coronavirus-covid-19-information-and-resources/

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority:

12,669 Passengers Arrived on Tuesday

Yesterday, a total of 12,669 people arrived in Hawai‘i from out of state. A total of 6,560 people indicated they came to Hawai‘i for vacation. There were also 2,422 returning residents. The trans-Pacific passenger arrival data is derived from data provided by the Safe Travels digital system.

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

Helpful Resources

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: