2020-08-05 Civil Defense PSA for Wednesday am, August 5 -- press release

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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 5, 2020 MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:00 AM Radio Frequency: Every 2 Hours Update #: 1 Incident: Coronavirus Update This is a Civil Defense message. th This is a COVID-19 informational update for Wednesday, August 5. On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases monitored by the Department of Health for Hawaii Island is seven. At this date, for Hawaii Island, no one is hospitalized. The increase of positive cases on Hawaii Island in the past two days are primarily travel related which emphasizes the importance of exercising caution of traveling trans-Pacific as well as interisland. For your information, due to the identification of a positive case at a Hilo dialysis center and to ensure the safety of all clients and staff, the Department of Health and County of Hawaii Task Force are working closely with the administration of the Liberty Dialysis in response to this incident. This includes screening and testing of all those that could have been infected and the disinfecting of the dialysis facilities. Testing began yesterday and approximately 200 people were already tested. For your information, a drive through testing is scheduled for today in North Kona at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Hours are from 9:00 in the morning ‘til noon. Thank you Ali`i Health for providing this service and the Hawaii National Guard and County Task Force for helping. An `Ohana food service is also scheduled for Hilo at the Afook- Chinen Civic Auditorium. Distribution begins at 10:00 this morning. Thank you Hawaii Food Basket and their contributors for providing this service and the Hawaii National Guard and County Task Force for helping. Hawaii Island continues to remain in a good place, but we must know that the Coronavirus threat still remains. Everyone must do their part, especially when socializing, by following the preventive measures of face coverings, cleanliness, keeping yourself healthy, of staying at home when sick, and special care of gatherings and distancing. Thank you for making the effort to keep our neighbors, friends, family, and community safe. As a reminder, do know the wearing of face masks is mandatory on the Island of Hawaii.