As coronavirus clusters spread, she says her efforts to sound the alarm fell on deaf ears.

Outbreaks of the coronavirus at the Oahu Community Correctional Center and an Iwilei homeless shelter sent Hawaii’s daily case count soaring Thursday, accounting for nearly a quarter of Thursday’s 355 new infections.

“The increase has stressed public health infrastructure and threatens our ability to care for those who will need hospitalization.”

Some of Oahu’s larger hospitals are already seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients.

He went from still photos to spin art. Each painting is unique.

“It’s accelerated very significantly."

The county is calling in the National Guard to help with testing and sanitizing.

"It gave me some comfort to know that there’s enforcement going on because the Honolulu Police Department can’t be everywhere.”

State Rep. Lynn DeCoite, whose district includes Lanai, said she is preparing for more spread in the coming days.

Despite a growing COVID-19 outbreak on Lanai, no patients from the island have required hospitalization for the virus.

The 48th Honolulu Marathon had been scheduled for Dec. 13.

Of the 102 cases, 52 were on Oahu, 29 were on the Big Island and 18 were on Maui.

The state submitted its draft vaccine distribution plan to the CDC last week.

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.

The Food and Drug Administration may have to decide by year’s end whether to allow use of the first vaccines against the virus.

In an earnings report released Thursday, Southwest cited findings by medical and aviation organizations as a reason for resuming normal sales.