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Hawaii Hospitals May Need Federal Help To Handle A Potential Flood Of Patients Courtesy: Travis Parker/2020

Hawaii Hospitals May Need Federal Help To Handle A Potential Flood Of Patients

With hundreds of new COVID-19 cases confirmed every day, hospitals could run out of staff to care for patients.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 20: 236 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 20: 236 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths

UPDATED: Officials recorded the first COVID-19 death of a Lanai resident.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 19: 261 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 19: 261 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths

UPDATED: Two COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed within the past 24 hours.

Oahu Crackdown: 5 People Max At Any Social Gathering

Oahu Crackdown: 5 People Max At Any Social Gathering

The state is also postponing plans to reopen to tourism until at least Oct. 1.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 18: 134 New COVID-19 Cases And Another Death Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 18: 134 New COVID-19 Cases And Another Death

Forty-one fatalities have been related to COVID-19 in Hawaii since March.

House COVID-19 Committee: ‘We Really Do Need Data’ To Get The Virus Under Control Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

House COVID-19 Committee: ‘We Really Do Need Data’ To Get The Virus Under Control

The blue-ribbon committee of lawmakers and community leaders is pushing for state health officials to release more information and provide more effective public communication.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 17: 174 New COVID-19 Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 17: 174 New COVID-19 Cases

Multiple hospital workers at Queen’s hospital Punchbowl are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 16: 220 New Cases As Surge Continues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 16: 220 New Cases As Surge Continues

Most of the cases were on Oahu, where officials are battling an outbreak in the state’s largest jail.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 15: 284 New Cases; Death Toll Stands At 40 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 15: 284 New Cases; Death Toll Stands At 40

Most of the cases were on Oahu, where there are now more than 2,600 active cases.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 14: 233 New Cases; Outbreak At Jail Continues To Grow Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 14: 233 New Cases; Outbreak At Jail Continues To Grow

Most of the cases were on Oahu, where there are now more than 2,600 active cases.