LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 128, with three hospitalized, and 11,710 cumulative cases.
More detailed information on new cases is available on the state DOH COVID-19 data dashboard. To view the dashboard, visit health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/current-situation-in-hawaii/.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit kauai.gov/COVID-19.
State DOH case investigators will generally attempt to contact positive cases within a day or two of the positive test result. With the shortened isolation period, in some instances case investigators will not be able to reach cases before the end of the isolation period.
Anyone receiving a positive test result should immediately isolate at home and notify close contacts at workplaces and schools. Isolation and quarantine guidance are available at the DOH website, hawaii.gov, then find the document Home-Isolation-and-Quarantine-Guidance.pdf.
For further information about isolation and quarantine, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html.
Free vaccinations are offered islandwide. Vaccinations are available to anyone 5 years of age or older and are free, safe and effective. For details on the vaccination sites, visit kauai.gov/vaccine.
Free testing is also available islandwide. For a full list of testing sites and more details, visit kauai.gov/covidtest.
