LIHU‘E — Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Saturday, according to the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office.
LIHU‘E — Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Saturday, according to the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office.
These cases consist of three visitors and 11 residents. Of the 14 new cases, four are children and 10 are adults.
Five of the cases are related to mainland travel. The remaining nine cases are considered community-acquired. Seven of the community-acquired infections are close contacts of a previously announced case or are tied to an active cluster. The remaining two cases have no known source of infection.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 128, with 13 hospitalized.
To date, the county has recorded 3,256 cumulative cases.
Due to shipping delays, the mobile testing van will not be in Kapa‘a Sunday at Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex.
Officials anticipate more tests to arrive on island this weekend, and the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall testing site is expected to open as usual Monday.
Free community testing is available at the Lihu‘e Pharmacy, Kolopa Street near the Puhi Safeway, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testing is also available through a physician’s order at Wilcox Medical Center and Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital.
For a full list of testing sites, visit kauai.gov/covidtest.
A list of vaccination locations and hours can be found at kauai.gov/vaccine.
