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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: October 21, 2020 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 10:00 AM <br />Radio Frequency: Every Hour <br /> Update #: 1 <br />Incident: Coronavirus Update <br />This is a Civil Defense message. <br />st <br />This is a COVID-19 informational update for Wednesday, October 21. <br />On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of new active cases, on Hawaii Island, reported <br />and monitored by the Department of Health is nine (9). At this date, for Hawaii Island, five (5) <br />are hospitalized. A total of forty (40) deaths have been reported on Hawaii Island. Please do <br />your part to stop the spread of this virus. <br />On testing for today, a District test which is open to the public is scheduled for today in Hilo at <br />the Afook-Chinen Auditorium parking lot from 3 to 6 this afternoon. Please use the Kuawa <br />Street entrance. Understand that the importance of testing is to identify positive cases as early <br />as possible and in this way help stop the spread of the Coronavirus. <br />Amendment #2 to Emergency Rule #12 is effective today. Inter-island travelers now have the <br />option to test out-of-quarantine. As the number of travelers increase the potential for exposure <br />to Coronavirus increases. Know that the preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, <br />and gatherings are critical to stop the spread of the virus and therefore protect our family, <br />friends and community. Please accept this kuleana to make Hawaii Safe. <br />Thank you for listening and have a day. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br />