HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-19 Civil Defense PSA for Saturday am, September 19 -- press release
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: September 19, 2020
MEDIA UPDATE Time: 8:00 AM
Radio Frequency: Every Hour
Update #: 1
Incident: Coronavirus Update
This is a Civil Defense message.
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This is a COVID-19 informational update for Saturday, September 19.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of new active cases, on Hawaii Island, reported
and monitored by the Department of Health is nine (9). At this date, for Hawaii Island, sixteen
(16) are hospitalized. The Hilo Medical Center reports a total of nineteen (19) deaths. Eighteen
of the deaths are from the Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to
the Families of these Veterans.
To support efforts at the Veterans Home, a fifteen person team from the Veterans
Administration is at the facility to assist the staff and to support operations. Additional staff is
expected to arrive today. A grateful thank you to the Federal and State Governments for their
assistance to address the issues at the Veterans Home.
For your information, a Coronavirus drive-up test site is scheduled for today in Hilo at the Afook-
Chinen Auditorium parking lot. Please enter the site through the Kuawa St. entrance. Hours
are from 9:00 in the morning ‘til 1:00 in the afternoon. Do know that the consistent number of
new cases reported reflects the aggressive testing program that the County and private partners
are conducting. Remember the purpose of testing is to identify positive cases as early as
possible and in this way help stop the spread of the virus.
This is all our kuleana to make Hawaii Safe. Only together, can we stop the spread of the virus
to keep our family, friends, and neighbors safe.
The next update will be issued by noon today.
Thank you for listening and be well.
This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.