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<br />CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY Date: October 3, 2020 <br />MEDIA UPDATE Time: 10:00 AM <br />Radio Frequency: Every Hour <br /> Update #: 2 <br />Incident: Coronavirus Update <br />This is a Civil Defense message. <br />rd <br />This is a COVID-19 informational update for Saturday, October 3. <br />On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of new active cases, on Hawaii Island, <br />reported and monitored by the Department of Health is forty-three (43). At this date, for <br />Hawaii Island, sixteen (16) are hospitalized. The Hilo Medical Center reports a total of <br />twenty-nine (29) deaths for Hawaii Island. <br />For your information, a Covid testing site is scheduled today in North Kona at the West <br />Hawaii Civic Center from 9 this morning ‘til 1 this afternoon. Increased testing will <br />continue throughout the Island. Remember, the purpose of testing is to identify positive <br />cases as early as possible. By getting tested know that you are helping stop the <br />spread of the Coronavirus. <br />The high increase of new cases today is of great concern and demonstrates the critical <br />need of following the preventive polices of face coverings, distancing, and gatherings. <br />Additional information on these new cases will be made in tomorrow’s update. <br />The Hawaii County Police Department will continue their enforcement of the <br />preventative polices of face coverings, distancing, and gatherings. Know that these <br />policies are mandated and will be enforced. Please accept this kuleana to make Hawaii <br />Safe. <br />Thank you for listening and have a safe weekend. <br />This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. <br />