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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 26, 2020 <br />MEDIA UPDATE <br />Incident: Coronavirus Update <br />This is a Civil Defense message. <br />This is a COVID-19 information update for Tuesday, May 26. <br />Radio Frequency: Every 2 <br />Hours <br />Update #: 1 <br />On today's report of COVID-19, the total number of people who have tested positive for <br />Hawaii Island is 81. From this, 80 have been cleared as recovered with the remaining 1 <br />quarantined and monitored by the Department of Health. At this date no one is <br />hospitalized. <br />For your information, the total of 7,100 people have been test on Hawaii Island. Thank <br />you for your participation and know how import it is to continue testing. Early testing <br />means early detection and early care that helps stop the spreading of this virus. <br />For your information, a food drop will be held today in Ka'u at the Pahala Gym. Hours <br />are from 10 this morning `til 12 noon. Thank you Hawaii Food Basket and all the <br />contributors for making this possible and the Hawaii National Guard, County Police, and <br />the Sheriff's Department for helping. <br />It was announced that medium risk businesses, such as salons, restaurants, barber <br />shops, and places of worship may begin reopening June 1St. Individual opening dates <br />will be dependent on their readiness to meet the requirements of safety. If assistance is <br />needed, please call Hawaii County Task Force at 935-0031. <br />Thank you for helping to keep our community safe. <br />Thank you for listening. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense. <br />