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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 19, 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 four new cases of COVID-19
LĪHU‘E —The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported four new cases of COVID-19 on
Thursday, in three adult residents and one adult visitor. Two of the cases are confirmed to be
travel-related, while the other two are under investigation and have not yet been classified as
travel or community acquired. None of today’s cases are currently hospitalized.
One of the travelers received a positive pre-travel test result after arriving on Kaua‘i. The
other three cases were diagnosed on Kaua‘i. The cases are in isolation and close contacts are
being identified, directed to quarantine, and offered testing. Investigations are on-going.
Kaua‘i now has 16 active on-island cases, with one person hospitalized, 13 isolating at
home, and two in isolation facility. Kaua‘i’s cumulative total is 99, including 88 confirmed on-
island, 1 probable, and 10 tested out-of-state or off-island but reported after their arrival on
Kaua‘i.
The County of Kaua‘i 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, we will move tiers.
With Thursday’s cases, the seven-day average of daily cases on Kauai is 2.1, and the
test positivity rate is 1.5%, which is above the Tier 4 threshold. Should this average continue,
we will move tiers by the first week of December. Updates on tier movement will be provided as
information becomes available.
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 surge testing program, visit
kauai.gov/test.
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