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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 20, 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, August 20. <br />On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island, <br />monitored by the Department of Health is twenty-five. There are seven new cases of <br />Coronavirus on Hawaii Island. These cases are now isolated and monitored by the <br />Department of Health. At this date, for Hawaii Island, two are hospitalized. <br />For your information, a food drop is scheduled today in North Kona at the Old Kona <br />Gym beginning at 10am. There will be Coronavirus testing for the general public <br />scheduled for Friday at the University of Hawaii Gymnasium in Hilo from 11:00 in the <br />morning ‘til 3:00 in the afternoon. <br />Hawaii Island has seen a daily increase of positive cases for the past two weeks. Most <br />of these recent cases are not travel related which means the virus is being transmitted <br />within the community. Data from the Department of Health shows the majority of these <br />new cases have been identified as Hilo based. A review is underway to see what policy <br />changes need to occur to address the growing spread of the virus. It has been noted <br />that many have not been following the policies of gatherings, distancing and wearing of <br />face coverings. <br />Know that person to person close contact is the main method that the virus is spread <br />and we need your help in following the guidelines of gatherings, distancing and face <br />coverings. <br />Thank you for listening and be safe. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br />