LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 37 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.
Saturday’s cases are three visitors and 34 residents; 19 are children and 18 are adults.
Three of the cases are related to mainland travel. The remaining 34 cases are considered community-acquired. Thirty-two of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of previously announced cases or are tied to an active cluster. The remaining two community-acquired cases were unable to be reached after repeated attempts.
Active cases are directed to isolate, and close contacts are being identified, offered testing and directed to quarantine. Investigations are ongoing.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 316, with five hospitalized, and 1,842 cumulative cases.
Following are links to home-isolation/quarantine guidelines from DOH:
• hawaiicovid19.com/testing-isolation-quarantine/;
• hawaiicovid19.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Summary-Guidance-for-COVID-19-Cases-and-Contacts.pdf;
• health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/files/2020/04/What-To-Do-If-You-Have-Been-Tested-For-COVID19_040120.pdf.
Vaccination remains the most important action to take to slow and prevent the spread of disease. Vaccinations are widely available to anyone 12 years of age or older and are free, safe and effective, according to a county press release.
For details on the vaccination sites, visit kauai.gov/vaccine.
Free testing is available at many locations across the island, including via a testing van that makes stops in various towns five days a week.
For more vaccination details, visit kauai.gov/covidtest.
