Coronavirus Outbreak in Hawaii

Omicron subvariant BA.5 now makes up at least 68%, or the majority of new COVID-19 cases in the state, according to the Hawaii Department of Health’s latest variant report. The report, published late Wednesday, found BA.5 made up 68% of…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The Hawaii Department of Health’s long-awaited COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program is still a work in progress nearly halfway through…
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The University of Hawaii said masking will continue to be required indoors in classrooms, shared laboratory spaces, and tightly confined educational spaces such as advising offices, as has been the case for the…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Health officials are reminding the public that therapeutics are available to Hawaii residents as BA.5, a more transmissible omicron…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Hawaii hospitals already struggling with staffing shortages are now being further stymied by delays in the processing of professional…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Omicron subvariant BA.5 — perhaps the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet — is gaining a foothold in Hawaii as it dominates the…
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Hawaii’s COVID-19 trends reflected a reversal this week, with higher average counts and positivity rates reported for the first time…
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