Hawaii Sets New Covid Case Record Amid Omicron Spread As Officials Encourage Booster Shots
The state’s previous record was reported near the end of August, when state data shows health officials confirmed fewer than 1,700 new cases in Hawaii in one day. Local media outlets reported on the new case counts shattering the August records shortly after the data was updated on the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) website. Hawaii’s new single-day record comes amid this year’s winter surge of infections, which the Omicron variant has been widely credited with driving....