LIHU‘E — Wednesday, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported 14 new cases of COVID-19. All of these cases are residents.
LIHU‘E — Wednesday, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported 14 new cases of COVID-19. All of these cases are residents.
Of the 14 new cases, eight are children and six are adults.
One of the cases is related to mainland travel. The remaining 13 cases are considered community-acquired. Ten of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of a previously announced case or are tied to an active cluster. The remaining three cases have no known source of infection, as investigators have been unable to reach them after repeated attempts or they have refused to provide information.
One of Wednesday’s cases was diagnosed on the mainland, but did not receive test results until after their return to Kaua‘i.
These cases bring the number of active cases to 109, with 12 hospitalized.
To date, the county has recorded 3,202 cumulative cases.
Free testing is available at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu‘e weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A free, mobile-testing van is available for walk-ins from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center on Wednesdays. A list of free testing locations and hours can be found at kauai.gov/COVIDtest.
