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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 17, 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 two new positive cases of COVID-
19 in travelers with pre-travel test quarantine exemptions
LĪHU‘E —The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported two new cases of COVID-19 on
Tuesday. Two adult male visitors tested positive and are now in isolation; neither is hospitalized
at this time.
Both visitors participated in the state’s Safe Travels program and had negative test
results before their travel. They later tested positive on Kaua‘i. Further details are under
investigation. Close contacts are being identified, asked to quarantine, and offered testing.
Kaua‘i’s cumulative case total is now 94. Of those, 84 are confirmed on-island, one is
probable, and nine are confirmed positive tests performed out-of-state/off-island but reported
after arrival/return to Kaua‘i.
We now have 14 active cases with two hospitalized, three in an isolation facility, and
nine in home isolation. In addition, 65 close contacts are in Department of Health directed
quarantine, including three in a quarantine facility. The number of close contacts in quarantine
may increase as investigation of cases continues.
The County is currently in Tier 4, the lowest tier on Kauai’s Business and Recreational
Guidelines for COVID-19 Tier Tracker. If cases remain above a weekly average of two per day
for two weeks, or test positivity remains above a weekly average of 1% for two weeks, the
County will move to Tier 3, prompting additional restrictions. With today’s cases, Kaua‘i is
currently at an average of 1.71 daily cases and 0.9% test positivity.
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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