LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office Sunday reported one new positive case of COVID-19. This is the only active case on Kaua‘i at this time, and the cumulative total of cases to date is now 48.
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office Sunday reported one new positive case of COVID-19. This is the only active case on Kaua‘i at this time, and the cumulative total of cases to date is now 48.
The new case is an adult resident who had recently returned home from interisland travel. The person is in isolation and is not hospitalized.
“This is the second Kaua‘i case related to interisland travel,” said Mayor Derek Kawakami.
”Reinstating the interisland quarantine will help us to minimize the spread on COVID-19 on our island, particularly as the cases on O‘ahu continue to rise,” stated Kawakami. “As a reminder, effective Tuesday, Aug. 11, all incoming passengers to the Lihu‘e Airport will be subject to the 14-day mandatory quarantine.”
Contacts of the positive case are being notified, quarantined and offered a test. The DOH’s contact-tracing investigation remains ongoing.
The DOH reported 152 new positive cases in total on Sunday, including the case on Kaua‘i, one on Maui, three on Hawai‘i Island and 147 on O‘ahu.