LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Kaua‘i on Saturday, all residents.
Of the 14 new cases, four are children and 10 are adults. Two of the cases are related to interisland travel. The remaining 12 cases are considered community-acquired. Seven of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of a previously announced case or tied to an active cluster. The remaining five cases have no known source of infection.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 116, with five hospitalized, and 2,715, cumulative cases.
Anyone testing positive should isolate at home and let those you’ve been in contact with know that they’ve been exposed. Close contacts should quarantine and plan to be tested.
Everyone, vaccinated or not, must follow Hawai‘i’s indoor-mask requirements and gathering-size limits.
Those planning to travel should be before the trip and get tested three to five days after returning to Kaua‘i. Whether vaccinated or not, follow Hawai‘i’s prudent rules and wear a mask in crowded indoor settings.
Vaccination remains the most-important action to take to slow and prevent the spread of disease in the community. Vaccinations are widely available to anyone 12 years of age or older and are free, safe and effective.
For details on the vaccination sites, visit kauai.gov/vaccine.
Free testing is available at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu‘e weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A free, mobile-testing van is available for walk-ins from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapa‘a.
For more details on testing, visit kauai.gov/covidtest.
