HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-19 Coronavirus MessageCIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 19, 2020
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This is a COVID-19 informational update for Wednesday, August 19th
On today's update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island,
monitored by the Department of Health is twenty-three. There are four new cases of
Coronavirus on Hawaii Island. All four of these cases have been identified as Hilo
based. These new cases are not associated with any known clusters and are
considered community spread. These cases are now isolated and monitored by the
Department of Health. At this date, for Hawaii Island, one person is hospitalized.
For your information, a drive through testing is scheduled today in North Kona at the
Keauhou Shopping Center. Hours are from 9:00 in the morning `til noon.
Again Hawaii Island has seen a daily increase of positive cases for the past two weeks.
Most of these recent cases are not travel related which means the virus is being
transmitted within the community. Data from the Department of Health indicates the
majority of these new cases originated in Hilo. It has been noted that many have not
been following the policies of gatherings, distancing and wearing of face coverings. A
review is now underway to see what policies changes if any need to occur to address
the growing spread of the virus.
Know that person to person close contact is the main method that the virus is spread
and we need your help in following the guidelines of gatherings, distancing and face
coverings.
Thank you for listening, be safe.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.