HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-20 Civil Defense PSA for Thursday, August 20 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 20, 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 Thursday, August 20.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island,
monitored by the Department of Health is twenty-five. There are seven 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, two are hospitalized.
For your information, a food drop is scheduled today in North Kona at the Old Kona
Gym beginning at 10am. There will be Coronavirus testing for the general public
scheduled for Friday at the University of Hawaii Gymnasium in Hilo from 11:00 in the
morning ‘til 3:00 in the afternoon.
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 shows the majority of these
new cases have been identified as Hilo based. A review is underway to see what policy
changes need to occur to address the growing spread of the virus. It has been noted
that many have not been following the policies of gatherings, distancing and wearing of
face coverings.
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 and be safe.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.