2020-08-17 Civil Defense PSA for Monday am, August 17 -- press release

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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 17, 2020 MEDIA UPDATE Time: 08:00 AM Radio Frequency: Every 2 Hours Update #: 1 Incident: Coronavirus Update This is a Civil Defense message. th This is a COVID-19 informational update for Monday, August 17. On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island, monitored by the Department of Health is twenty-one. There are three new cases of Coronavirus on Hawaii Island. These cases are now isolated and monitored by the Department of Health. At this date, for Hawaii Island, no one is hospitalized. An active case is defined as an individual who has tested positive for the Coronavirus and is presently monitored by the Department of Health. For your information, a drive through testing is scheduled today in North Kona at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Hours are from 9:00 this morning ‘til noon. Hawaii Island has seen an increase of positive cases over the past two weeks. Most of these recent cases are not travel related which means the virus is being transmitted within the community. We need your help now, more than ever, to protect our community from the virus spread. We all need to get better. People disregarding the policies of gatherings, distancing and face coverings has been identified as a major cause for the increase of cases. We need your help by following the policies of prevention. As a reminder, do know the wearing of face masks is mandatory on the Island of Hawaii. Thank you for listening, have a safe week and be well.