LIHU‘E — Saturday, the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 11 new cases of COVID-19, one visitor and 10 residents.
LIHU‘E — Saturday, the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 11 new cases of COVID-19, one visitor and 10 residents.
Of the 11 new cases, one is a child and 10 are adults.
Two of the cases are related to travel — one mainland and one interisland. The remaining nine cases are considered community-acquired. Four of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of previously announced cases or are tied to an active cluster. The remaining five community-acquired cases have no known source of infection, including two whom investigators have been unable to reach after repeated attempts or who have refused to provide information.
Active cases are directed to isolate, and close contacts are being identified, offered testing and directed to quarantine. Investigations are ongoing.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 147, with nine hospitalized, and 2,383 cumulative cases.
According to the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency, 10 of the county’s 11 intensive-care unit beds are occupied. Four are in use by COVID-19 patients, while six are by non-COVID-19 patients.
The county’s free mobile-testing van is available today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapa‘a.
