The Hawaii Department of Public Safety (PSD) reports 4 (four) additional Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
PSD coordinated with the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct mass testing of all OCCC inmates in each of the 19 individual housing units there. The initial round of mass testing was completed on Thursday. Some pending tests are still being received and re-testing is underway. PSD received 159 more inmate test reports, which are a combination of pending results and re-tests. 158 were negative, and 1 was inconclusive. The DOH will continue conducting follow up testing in the coming weeks on all inmates requiring it at OCCC. Of the 23 additional OCCC staff test results received, 4 were positive and 19 were negative.
Total PSD positive COVID-19 test results as of 8/24/20
| Corrections Division | Staff | Inmate |
| HCCC | 0 | 0 |
| KCCC | 0 | 0 |
| MCCC | 0 | 0 |
| OCCC | 47 | 242 |
| HCF | 1 | 1 |
| KCF | 0 | 0 |
| WCCC | 1 | 0 |
| WCF | 2 | 0 |
| Sheriff Division | 1 | NA |
| Total | 52 | 243 |
* Numbers are subject to change as pending results are received.
- Professional deep-cleaning/sanitization services continue Tuesday through Thursday in 3 housing units (Annex 1, Module 18 and Module 19).
- The inmate releases directed through the Hawaii Supreme Court (HSC) orders are on-going. There were no releases on 8/23/20. The HSC order requires that PSD provide a list of all inmates released under the order no later than the next day following the release.
- All transports to court from all Oahu facilities are suspended through Friday, August 28. Video hearings will still be accommodated to the extent possible and as legally permissible. PSD is in constant contact with the Judiciary to assure the safety of all staff and inmates involved.
PSD will continue to closely monitor the spread of COVID-19 and make additional operational and preventative decisions as the situation evolves.