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State officials say it’s tough to find safe places for ex-inmates to spend their 14-day post-release isolation.

Local hospitals still have enough space to expand and respond to an increase in coronavirus patients but need more specialized nursing staff.

Filipinos in Hawaii have the next-highest death rate, composing 24% of deaths but only 16% of the population.

UPDATED: Two more deaths on Oahu takes the state COVID-19 death toll to 49.

Commanders initially released COVID-19 case numbers on Hawaii bases until the Pentagon ordered them to stop. The state Department of Health has agreed to keep numbers secret, too.

The Department of Health wants to respond to coronavirus patients who need support within hours, not days.

There have been 6,600 cases confirmed in Hawaii since the start of the pandemic.

The Hawaii Foodbank is shutting down expensive large distribution events as costs have climbed from $400,000 in 2019 to $5.1 million so far during the pandemic.

There are now more than 4,000 active cases identified on Oahu.

Gang rivalries and crowding increase tensions as the disease is detected in almost all living units, staff members say.