LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported Kaua‘i’s eighth fatality from COVID-19 and announced 29 new cases on Wednesday.
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported Kaua‘i’s eighth fatality from COVID-19 and announced 29 new cases on Wednesday.
The fatality was a male Kaua‘i resident in his 70s who was hospitalized. This is the third COVID-19 related death reported for Kaua‘i in the last seven days.
We extend our sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of this individual,” Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami said in a statement. “Now is the time to come together and shift our behavior to prevent more pain in our community.”
Wednesday’s cases are three visitors and 26 residents.
Of the 29 new cases, seven are children and 22 are adults.
Four of the cases are related to travel – three mainland and one interisland. The remaining 25 new cases are considered community-acquired. Eighteen of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of previously announced cases or are tied to one of our active clusters. The remaining seven community-acquired cases have no known source of infection.
“The Labor Day Holiday weekend is nearly here. Please adjust your plans to avoid large indoor gatherings, and wear masks if you spend time close to people from outside of your household,” Kaua‘i District Health Officer Dr. Janet Berreman said. “Vaccines protect us from severe illness and death. And wearing masks and keeping our distance protect us from spreading disease. Mahalo for doing your part to keep Kaua‘i safe and healthy.”
Wednesday’s new cases bring the number of active infections to 283, with three hospitalized. According to the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency, there are currently two intensive-care-unit beds being used by COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday evening on Kaua‘i. Two more beds are being used by non-COVID-19 related ailments.
There have been 1,441 cumulative cases confirmed on Kaua‘i.
