HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-15 Coronavirus UpdateCIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: May 15, 2020
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Incident: Coronavirus Update
This is a Civil Defense message.
This is a COVID-19 information update for Friday morning, May 15tH
For your information, the Department of Health reports that for Hawaii Island today, that
there are no new cases reported and all previously 75 tested positive cases have been
cleared as recovered.
To all the health care organizations and supporting agencies, thank you, for your good
work of planning and developing an island wide system of testing for the safety of the
Hawaiian Island Community. Testing will continue and is needed to help develop a
comprehensive database for health officials to stay on top of things so they can respond
timely and appropriately.
For your information, a drive-thru testing will be held in South Kohala today at the
Waimea District Park. Hours are from 9 this morning to one this afternoon. Thank you
Premier Medical and supporting agencies for providing this free service.
A food -drop off will be held today in Puna at the Pahoa Community Center. Hours are
from 10 this morning till 12 noon. Thank you, Hawaii Food Basket and their many
contributors for this service and the police, Hawaii National Guard, and the State
Sheriffs for helping.
Please, know how important it is to continue following the policies of prevention. The
coronavirus is out there, and we need to work together to keep Hawaii Safe. Thank you
for doing your part.
Thank you for listening and a huge acknowledgment to all the police officers on this
National Law Enforcement Week and the deepest of gratitude and remembrance on this
Peace Officer's Memorial Day.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense.