HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-12-06KauaiDepartmentofHealthannouncesonenewcaseofCOVID19onSundayDec6
THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 6, 2020
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
Tel (808) 241-4900
Fax (808) 241-6877
Kaua‘i Department of Health announces one new case of COVID-19 on
Sunday, Dec. 6
LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new case of COVID-19 on
Sunday, Dec. 6.
The case is an adult female visitor and is travel-related. The individual had a negative
pre-travel test result prior to Kaua‘i opting-out of the state’s Safe Travels program, but later
tested positive.
All active cases are in isolation, and one case remains hospitalized. Close contacts are
being identified, directed to quarantine, and offered testing.
Today's case brings the number of on-island active cases to 11, with 140 cumulative
cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 122 confirmed locally, one probable, and 17
positive cases diagnosed elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving
on island.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit Kauai.gov/COVID-19.
For more information on the state’s COVID-19 cases or the state’s Safe Travels
program, visit hawaiicovid19.com.
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