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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 22, 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 />nd <br />This is a COVID-19 informational update for Saturday, August 22. <br />On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island, <br />monitored by the Department of Health is thirty-seven. There are twelve 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, four are hospitalized. <br />Hawaii Island has seen daily increases of positive cases for the past two weeks. Most <br />of these recent cases were transmitted within the community and Department of Health <br />data shows the majority of these new cases have been identified as Hilo based. <br />A review is underway to see what policy changes need to occur to address the growing <br />spread of the virus. Effective yesterday, indoor and outdoor gatherings are limited to no <br />more than ten (10) persons. This does not apply to family gatherings of the same <br />household, nor to faith based worship services. For any questions, please call Civil <br />Defense at 935-0031. In all gatherings face coverings must be worn and physical <br />distance of six (6) feet must be maintained. We must all get better, this is a serious <br />situation developing in Hilo and only you can help stop the spread of this virus. We <br />need your help in following the guidance of prevention. This is of gatherings, distancing <br />and face coverings. <br />Thank you for listening and have a safe weekend. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br />