#Edward Desmond
State wastewater data shows COVID-19 declining since June, confirms dominant strain
October 5, 2022 · 8:18 PM UTC
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.
“Highly Transmissible” B.1.351 Variant Detected in O‘ahu Resident
March 8, 2021 · 8:28 PM UTC
The state Department of Health State Laboratories Division has confirmed the detection of a new COVID-19 variant of concern, found in an O‘ahu resident with no travel history. This new strain has the technical name B.1.351 and is sometimes referred to as the South African variant.
