HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-21 Civil Defense PSA for Tuesday am, July 21 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: July 21, 2020
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:00 AM
Radio Frequency: Every 2 Hours
Update #: 1
Incident: Coronavirus Update
This is a Civil Defense message.
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This is a COVID-19 informational update for Tuesday, July 21.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, monitored by the
Department of Health, for Hawaii Island is seven with one new case identified as travel
related. Of this, one remains hospitalized.
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For your information, the July 16 test results for Kona Community Hospital had one
positive case out of 548 persons tested. An additional 108 Kona Community Hospital
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family and hospital contacts were tested on July 18 with negative results for all tests.
A total of 447 people from hospital staff and the community were retested yesterday as
part of a testing plan. Results are pending. Thank you Kona Community Hospital for
taking the steps to keep us safe and to the Premier Medical Group, Hawaii National
Guard and County Task Force for making this possible.
These results are only possible because you take the responsibility to practice
preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, gatherings, and cleanliness
seriously. Thank you for your hard work. As a reminder, you should also stay at home
if you do not feel well to help keep your neighbors, friends and family safe.
Thank you for listening, have a safe day.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.