Maui Coronavirus Updates

The federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, state officials announced today.

The World Health Organization today said that COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing health issue, and no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.  

Mauliola Pharmacy in Wailuku is offering a new COVID-19 antibody testing program that’s free for residents.

More Hawaiʻi residents are contracting COVID-19, fewer are getting COVID-19 booster shots and the number of those impacted by long-COVID illnesses remain high, according to a new comprehensive report released on Jan. 5 by researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.

Maui Health has ended its COVID-19 community vaccination clinic in the hospital lobby due to decreased demand. The facility administered nearly 87,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine over two years.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,095 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Dec. 22-28, 2022. There were three COVID-19 deaths this week. 

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has placed orders to supply participating healthcare providers with updated COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for children as young as six months of age.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,371 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Dec. 1-7, 2022. There were seven COVID-19 deaths this week. 

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,012 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Nov. 24-30, 2022. There were five COVID-19 deaths this week. 

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,169 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Nov. 17-23, 2022. This is well below the most recent peak of 8,924 new infections reported during the week of May 19-25, 2022. There were 10 COVID-19 deaths this week. 

“We encourage people to get the new bivalent boosters from Pfizer or Moderna because those are the only boosters specially designed to protect against Omicron subvariants. But Novavax is an option for those who can’t get a Pfizer or Moderna booster,” said State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char, FACEP.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 2,211 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Oct. 13-19, 2022, and three new deaths.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the release of over $1.5 million to the County of Maui to reimburse the public funds it spent to test people for COVID-19 from October 2020 through September 2021.

The state Department of Health is recommending COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines for everyone age five and older.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,273 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2022. There were eight COVID-19 deaths this week, one more than what was reported last week. 

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health recently published a COVID-19 Wastewater Report that shows COVID-19 cases have declined since early June and the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is the dominant strain in the state.

Sept. 22-28, 2022: 7 deaths, 12,755* new infections *(includes 10,995 historic reinfections and 800 historic cases as a result of deduplication and cleaning of historic data).

The percentage of COVID-19 cases involving individuals who had a prior infection is growing over time and now accounts for about 10% of new confirmed cases, according to the state Department of Health.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,132 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 16-21, 2022, which is 211 less cases than the previous week. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 deaths increased to 1,679 with 14 new deaths reported over the week.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health reported 1,343new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 8-15, 2022, which is 128 more cases than the previous week. The number of “active” cases statewide over two weeks decreased to 2,300 down by 395 cases.