HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-08 Coroanvirus UpdateCIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: April 8, 2020
MEDIA UPDATE
Incident: Coronavirus Update
This is a Civil Defense message.
Time: 8:OOam
Radio Frequency: 1 hr
Update #: 1
This is a Coronavirus informational update for Wednesday morning, April 8th
On the COVID-19 status, the total number of people tested positive for Hawaii Island is
27. From this, 21 have been cleared by the Department of Health. The remaining 6 are
quarantined at home and are being monitored by the Department of Health. At this
date, for Hawaii Island, no one has had to be hospitalized for infection from the virus.
Keeping within the policies of prevention please do maintain the best physical and
emotional health that you can be. Your overall health is so important to your resiliency.
In addition we need to assure that our kupuna are taken care of and that they have
opportunities to socialize within the policy guidelines of social distancing and grouping.
Let's all protect each other; wear a mask.
Thank you for listening and know how lucky we are to be here on Hawaii.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense.