HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-23 Civil Defense PSA for Sunday, August 23 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: August 23, 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 Sunday, August 23.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, on Hawaii Island, monitored by the
Department of Health is forty-eight. There are twelve 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 of the four reported from yesterday’s hospitalizations have been released
as recovered and the two who remain are reported doing well. Thank you!
Hawaii Island has seen large daily increases of positive cases for the past three weeks. Health
data shows the majority of these new cases have been identified as Hilo based gatherings
where people failed to practice preventive measures. An example of this is the huge gathering
of remembrance recently held in east Hawaii. It has also been reported that people in social
gatherings, such as beaches and parks, are disregarding the policies of prevention. The Police
Department will be stepping up their enforcement of the prevention policies.
A review is underway to see what policy changes need to occur to address the growing spread
of this virus. At this time, indoor and outdoor gatherings are limited to no more than ten (10)
persons. This does not apply to family gatherings of the same household, nor to faith based
worship services. For any questions, please call Civil Defense at 935-0031.
We must all get together, this is a serious situation developing in Hilo and only you can help
stop the spread of this virus. We need your help in following the guidance of prevention.
Thank you for listening and be safe.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.