LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 251 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
Saturday’s cases bring the number of active cases to 1,070, with six hospitalized, and 5,507 cumulative cases.
More detailed information on new cases is available on the Department of Health’s COVID-19 data dashboard. To view the dashboard, visit health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/current-situation-in-hawaii/.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit kauai.gov/COVID-19.
Due to the high volume of cases, it may take DOH case investigators a few days to contact those receiving positive test results.
Anyone testing positive for COVID-19 should immediately isolate at home notify close contacts. Close contacts should quarantine at home and get tested. For more information and guidance for COVID-19 cases and close contacts, visit hawaiicovid19.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Summary-Guidance-for-COVID-19-Cases-and-Contacts.pdf.
Free vaccination is offered islandwide.
Vaccinations are available to anyone 5 years of age or older, and are free, safe and effective. For details on vaccination sites, visit kauai.gov/vaccine.
Free testing is also available islandwide.
For a full list of testing sites and more details, visit kauai.gov/covidtest.
The weekday testing at the Lihu‘e Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall testing center is limited to 500 tests per day, and the free mobile-testing van is limited to 100 tests per day.
