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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: October 25, 2020 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 12:00 PM <br />Radio Frequency: Every Hour <br /> Update #: 2 <br />Incident: Coronavirus Update <br />This is a Civil Defense message. <br />th <br />This is a COVID-19 informational update for Sunday, October 25. <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 fifty-one (51). At this date, for Hawaii Island, ten <br />(10) are hospitalized. A total of forty (40) deaths have been reported on Hawaii Island. <br />For your information, the high numbers we are experiencing are concentrated in housing areas <br />in North Kona and South Hilo Districts. These numbers reflect the ongoing testing policies to <br />identify clusters of positive cases so they can be isolated and treated to prevent the spread of <br />the virus. The County will continue to identify and expand testing in areas based on known or <br />suspected clusters. Please know the importance of getting tested. Thank you for your <br />cooperation in supporting the testing programs; you can make a difference. On testing for <br />tomorrow, Monday, a district test, which is open to the public, is scheduled for North Kona at the <br />Keauhou Shopping Center in Kona. <br />Know that the preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, and gatherings are critical to <br />stop the spread of the virus and are mandated by law and will be enforced by the Hawaii Police <br />Department. Please accept this kuleana to protect our family, friends and community to make <br />Hawaii Safe. <br />Thank you for listening and have a safe day. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br /> <br />