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THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: November 11, 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 travel related case of
COVID-19
LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new positive case of COVID-19
on Wednesday, related to a traveler who participated in the state’s Safe Travels pre-testing
program.
The case is an adult female resident traveler, whose pre-travel test was negative. She
was tested here on Kauai due to concern about a mainland exposure, and that second test was
positive. She is in isolation and close contacts are being identified, directed to quarantine, and
offered testing. The investigation is on-going.
With today’s case, Kaua‘i’s one-week average of daily new cases remains at one.
Should the one-week average case count increase to two new cases per day, Kaua‘i County will
move to Tier 3, prompting additional restrictions. For more information and to view the current
daily average, please visit kauai.gov/COVID-19.
Today’s new case brings Kaua‘i’s cumulative case total to 74 confirmed, one probable,
and six diagnosed out-of-state/off-island. Kaua‘i now has 13 active cases, including 12 related
to travel, and 31 contacts in health-directed quarantine. Two patients are hospitalized.
For more information on the state’s COVID-19 cases or the state’s Safe Travels program, visit
hawaiicovid19.com.
For more information on the county’s voluntary post-travel testing program, visit
kauai.gov/COVID-19. For more information on the county’s new surge testing program, visit
kauai.gov/test.
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