LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.
Monday’s case is an adult visitor whose source of infection is considered mainland travel. All active cases are in isolation, and close contacts are being identified, offered testing and directed to quarantine. Investigations are ongoing.
Monday’s case brings the number of active cases to two, with 364 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 322 confirmed locally, three probable and 39 positive cases diagnosed elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving on island.
Free testing at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu‘e is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. except county holidays on a first-come, first-served basis. Testing is also available through primary-care physicians, hospitals and urgent-care clinics. Contact those providers directly for more information.
If you have symptoms or are feeling sick, you should isolate yourself immediately, stay away from household members, and not go out — including to work or school — unless you are seeking testing or getting health care. Those who have been vaccinated should still be tested if they believe they may have been exposed or if they feel sick.
Residents aged 18 and older are eligible for any vaccine available at pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. The Pfizer vaccine has been authorized for use in those 12 years of age and older, and appointments are available at hospitals and pharmacies for this age group.
Vaccination is free and widely available on the island, including on weekends and evenings and pop-up vaccination opportunities at community sites. For details, visit kauai.gov/vaccine. Those who plan to travel can protect themselves and their families by being fully vaccinated before traveling.
had this visitor had “the shot”? did this visitor wear their mask while in public?
What was the date? June 15. I’ll agree. This is too soon to take the face mask off. COVID-19
So if he was infected and traveled to kauai. Shouldnt the whole airplane be considered as people who were in contact with this person. And they should have to quarantine too?? I can’t believe this is still happening where they are choosing to follow the “science” that only supports their narrative. So many studies now that totally discredit policies from early on that our government doesn’t want to let off their stranglehold on the population. So sad