7 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i Sunday

LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, are all residents.

Of the new cases, two are children and five are adults. Two of the cases are related to mainland travel. The remaining five cases are considered community-acquired. Four of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of a previously announced case or tied to an active cluster. The remaining case has no known source of infection.

Sunday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 112, with six hospitalized, and 2,722 cumulative cases.

DOH case investigators and contact tracers call all new cases, generally within a day or two of a positive test.

But people should not wait for a DOH call if they test positive. Taking action is necessary: isolate and let those you’ve been in contact with know that they’ve been exposed. Close contacts should quarantine and be tested.

Those who have been vaccinated should still be tested if they believe they may have been exposed or if they feel sick.

Everyone, vaccinated or not, must follow Hawai‘i’s indoor-mask requirements and gathering-size limits. Travelers should be vaccinated before travel and tested after travel.

Vaccination remains the most important action all can 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 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., and daily drive-thru testing is available at Lihu‘e Pharmacy Group on Kolopa Street near the Puhi Safeway, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are recommended, walk-ins are welcome. For an appointment, register online at PreventCOVIDHI.com or call 808-635-4968.

Testing is available through physicians, hospitals and urgent-care clinics. For more testing details, see kauai.gov/covidtest.