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95 new coronavirus cases

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Russ Roberts

Hawaii health officials report 95 new COVID-19 cases statewide with one new coronavirus-related death on Hawaii Island.

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Hawaii sees 95 new coronavirus infections; Big Island officials report 1 new death
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Today
  • Updated 1:33 pm
  • 4 Comments

Today’s new infection cases reported by the Health Department include 72 on Oahu, 18 on Maui, three on the Big Island, one on Kauai, and one Hawaii resident diagnosed outside of the state. Read more

Use of Honolulu’s $500 ‘City Card’ relief effort extended through Tuesday
  • By William Cole
  • Today
  • Updated 1:32 pm
  • 3 Comments

About $3 million in federal CARES Act funds is being used for the new program. Read more

760-acre Maui brush fire 90% contained; damage to structures reported
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Today
  • Updated 1:18 pm

Maui firefighters are now responding to a much smaller brush fire near the Kula Ag Park. Read more

Fauci says U.S. is taking hard look at variant strain of coronavirus
  • By Associated Press
  • Today

He predicted the general population would be getting immunized widely by late March or early April. Read more

Nashville bomber killed himself in RV explosion, FBI says
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 1:17 pm
  • 9 Comments

Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link Anthony Quinn Warner to the mysterious explosion but said they have not determined a motive. Read more

No tsunami threat to Hawaii from large quake off central Chile
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Today
  • 1 Comments

The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, struck at about 11:39 a.m. Hawaii time, about 95 miles west-northwest of Valdivia, Chile, at a depth of about six miles, Read more

Lawmakers press Trump on coronavirus relief bill as jobless aid expires
  • By Alexandra Olson and Jill Colvin / Associated Press
  • Today
  • Updated 10:38 am
  • 90 Comments

The federal government will run out of money Tuesday if Trump refuses to sign the bill as he spends the holidays in Florida. Read more

Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3
  • By Associated Press
  • Today
  • 7 Comments

The suspect has no known ties to the victims, O’Shea said. Read more

Lava lake now over 500 feet deep inside Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii island
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • Updated 11:23 pm
  • 3 Comments

Lava continues to flow at Kilauea, but the lava lake at Halemaumau Crater is draining into one of the two vents that have been spouting lava. Read more

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
  • By Jake Coyle / Associated Press
  • Today
  • 4 Comments

Last year, “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” exceeded $32 million on Christmas Day alone. Read more

Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200M in 2 months
  • By Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press
  • Today
  • 8 Comments

The two races will determine which party controls the Senate — and likely how ambitious President-elect Joe Biden can be with his agenda. Read more

Baseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81
  • By Paul Newberry / Associated Press
  • Today
  • 1 Comments

Niekro won 318 games over his 24-year career, which ended in 1987 at age 48 after he made one final start with the Braves. Read more

Power outages hit 4 Hawaiian islands
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • Updated 11:36 pm
  • 29 Comments

By 9:30 p.m., power was restored to a majority of customers on Oahu and in some spots on Hawaii island. Read more

Residents evacuated as Olowalu brush fire in West Maui grows to 500 acres
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • Updated 8:08 am
  • 3 Comments

An Olowalu brush fire in West Maui, fanned by winds 30 to 40 miles per hour, has grown to about 500 acres. Read more

Japan halts all foreign arrivals over U.K. coronavirus variant
  • By Associated Press
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • Updated 10:42 am
  • 3 Comments

Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. Read more

Dolphins stun Raiders 26-25 to move step closer to NFL playoffs
  • By Associated Press
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • 10 Comments

With a defender dragging him down by his facemask, Ryan Fitzpatrick still managed to launch the pass that might have saved the Miami Dolphins’ season. Read more

EU nations eagerly kick off mass COVID-19 vaccinations
  • By Associated Press
  • Today

European Union nations kicked off a coordinated effort Sunday to give COVID-19 vaccinations to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million people, marking a moment of hope in the continent’s battle against the worst public health crisis in a century. Read more

Millions face new U.K. coronavirus restrictions as border chaos eases over new virus variant
  • By Associated Press
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • 4 Comments

Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions today, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly. Read more

California hospitals delay surgeries amid coronavirus surge
  • By Associated Press
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • 5 Comments

In the last three months, COVID-19 has delayed treatment for more than 30 patients, mostly orthopedic procedures, including joint replacements and spinal care. Read more

Germany and Hungary give 1st coronavirus vaccine shots ahead of European Union rollout
  • By Associated Press
  • Dec. 26, 2020

Germany and Hungary began administering their first coronavirus vaccine shots today only hours after receiving their first shipments, upsetting the European Union’s plans for a coordinated rollout on Sunday across the bloc’s 27 nations. Read more

Hawaii reports 120 new coronavirus infections, bringing total to 20,888; No new COVID-19 deaths
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Dec. 26, 2020
  • 18 Comments

The state’s official coronavirus-related death toll remains at 285 with no new deaths reported today. Read more

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