Maui Coronavirus Updates

“The problem with this virus is it can shed… before you’re sick, and then certainly after you get better. So that’s why we keep having these strange rules,” said Dr. Pang.

Maui County continues distributing free BinaxNOW take-home COVID-19 self-test kits while supplies last: TODAY, Jan. 10, 4 p.m., at the Lahaina Aquatic Center.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 4,578 new cases today, including 679 on Maui, 20 on Molokaʻi, and eight on Lānaʻi.

Of today’s 4,204 cases, there are 564 cases on Maui, 12 on Molokaʻi, five on Lānaʻi. Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 deaths increased to 1,102, with one new death reported today, on Oʻahu.

Mayor Michael Victorino announced today that Maui County will continue distributing more BinaxNOW self-test kits beginning at 4 p.m. Jan. 10, while supplies last, at the Lahaina Aquatic Center. Additional test kit distributions will be held at 4 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Kulamalu Park parking lot (Saturday farmer’s market area) in Pukalani and at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium in Kīhei.

Temporary interisland shipping disruptions are expected for small container or palletized shipping as a result of COVID-19 related worker impacts at the Young Brothers shipyard on Maui, Mayor Michael Victorino confirmed.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 3,586 new cases today, including 579 on Maui, 20 on Molokaʻi, and 11 on Lānaʻi.

Mayor Victorino delays implementation of Maui booster mandate until Jan. 24

Hospitalizations on Maui are up 67% in the new year, rising from 12 on Dec. 31, 2021 to 20 in just seven days. Hospital representatives say that although half are vaccinated, none of the vaccinated individuals are boosted.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 4,789 new cases today, including 676 on Maui, 41 on Molokaʻi, and 17 on Lānaʻi. This surpasses the previous record high of 3,484 new cases set on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.

“It’s 2022. This is the third calendar year that we’re dealing with COVID. And that might sound terrible and kind of depressing, but it actually can be viewed in an optimistic, positive way. And the reason for that is if you look across the history of mankind and respiratory pandemics, typically respiratory pandemics become endemic, meaning that we learn to live with them or coexist with these infections, about the third year. And this is now the third year,” said Dr. Mark Mugiishi, president and CEO of HMSA.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 2,611 new cases today, including 303 on Maui, 33 on Molokaʻi, 18 on Lānaʻi.

With Maui County averaging 226 new COVID-19 cases per day, in the last seven days, Maui Mayor Michael Victorino is urging residents and visitors to follow state Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to keep safe and protect the County’s health care resources.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 1,592 new cases today, including 87 cases on Maui, nine on Molokaʻi, and 11 on Lānaʻi.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 3,044 new cases today, including 273 cases on Maui, two on Molokaʻi, and six on Lānaʻi.

The US Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine today to expand the use of a single booster dose to include use in individuals 12 through 15 years of age.

The County of Maui launches free drive-through COVID-19 testing six days a week beginning today, Jan. 3, at the War Memorial Stadium parking lot in Wailuku, and continuing through the end of the month.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 3,178 new cases today, including 225 on Maui, 16 on Molokaʻi, and 14 on Lānaʻi.

The rapid spread of the omicron variant has caused a surge in demand for COVID-19 testing at Kaiser Permanente and other health care organizations.

The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 2,710 new cases today.