{"id":131389,"date":"2020-11-25T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T02:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=131389"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:32:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T02:32:16","slug":"safe-travels-covid-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/25\/safe-travels-covid-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> team leads analysis of Safe Travels COVID-19 testing"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The Safe Travels Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> COVID-19<\/abbr> Evaluation Testing Program found 45 confirmed positive COVID-19<\/abbr> cases as of November 24, out of 20,253 tests conducted (or 2.2 per 1,000) since the program\u2019s launch on October 19. The data collection phase of this program concludes with this update, and the assessment phase begins.<\/p>\n

The assessment phase is being led by DeWolfe Miller<\/strong>, an epidemiologist from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a>. He and his team will spend the coming weeks assessing the data collected, and will provide a report to assist state leadership and policy makers in making informed decisions regarding the Safe Travels Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> pre-travel testing program.<\/p>\n

“At this point, we have more than enough data to draw conclusions from the first phase of this surveillance study,” Miller said. “Our preliminary analysis of the data has left us with early takeaways, but we look forward to further evaluations.”<\/p>\n

As the study finishes the assessment phase, a small amount of data may be included in the report over the coming weeks as post-arrival testing partners and counties share information under the current program. Final numbers and analysis will be provided in Miller\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

According to Miller, the Safe Travels Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> COVID-19<\/abbr> Evaluation Testing Program\u2019s preliminary findings indicate the following:<\/p>\n