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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: July 16, 2020 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:00 AM <br />Radio Frequency: Every 2 Hours <br /> Update #: 1 <br />Incident: Coronavirus Update <br />This is a Civil Defense message. <br />th <br />This is a COVID-19 informational update for Thursday, July 16. <br />On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, monitored by the Department of <br />Health, for Hawaii Island is nine. Of this, one is hospitalized. To clarify, there are three active <br />cases associated with the Kona Community Hospital and all are isolated at home and monitored <br />by the Department of Health. At this hour Premier Medical Group along with the County Task <br />Force headed by the Hawaii Fire Department are at the Kona Community Hospital testing all <br />employees and a construction crew. Testing began at 5:30 this morning to ensure covering all <br />shifts and will be completed by 3:00 this afternoon. Thank you for protecting our community. <br />The majority of states continue to see an increase of people being infected by the <br />Coronavirus. Hawaii State numbers are still low, but know how important it is for everyone to <br />continue to follow the preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, gatherings, and <br />cleanliness. As a reminder, wearing of face coverings is mandatory on Hawaii Island. <br />Thank you for listening, thank you for doing your part to keep Hawaii safe. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br />