HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 66 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i, and 2,211 new cases statewide.
HONOLULU — Data released on Wednesday by the state Department of Health showed 66 new COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i, and 2,211 new cases statewide.
Kaua‘i’s seven-day, COVID-19 case average remained nearly the same this week at 10 cases a day, compared with nine cases a day last week.
The test positivity rate on Kaua‘i was 7.9 percent, compared with 5.8 percent statewide.
No COVID-19 deaths have been reported on the island this month.
This week, free COVID-19 home test kits were distributed at county neighborhood centers. Tests are still available on Oct. 21 at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapa‘a from 9 a.m. to noon, and at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center from 1 to 4 p.m.
For more information about vaccine providers and the services they offer, people can visit the vaccine-finder map at hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine.
For a list of vaccination locations on Kaua‘i, visit kauai.gov/vaccine or call the DOH Kaua‘i District Health Office at 808-241-3495.
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Guthrie Scrimgeour, reporter, can be reached at 808-647-0329 or gscrimgeour@thegardenisland.com.
