Everyday Prevention Measures Can Slow the SpreadHONOLULU — COVID-19 activity is on the rise, according to a new Respiratory Disease Activity dashboard released by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH).
The dashboard, developed by the DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division (DOCD), provides an at-a-glance snapshot of current respiratory disease activity statewide, including COVID-19.
The dashboard addresses not only COVID-19, but other acute respiratory illnesses, including influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Respiratory diseases occur year-round in Hawaiʻi.Currently, COVID-19 is at the yellow, or medium activity level, meaning the virus is circulating at higher levels than would be expected based on historic trends.