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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 24, 2020
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
Tel (808) 241-4900
Fax (808) 241-6877
Kaua‘i Department of Health reports two new cases of COVID-19, both
related to travel
LĪHU‘E —The Kaua‘i District Health Office on Tuesday reported two new travel-related
cases of COVID-19 on Kaua‘i.
One case is an adult male visitor who received a positive result on his pre-travel test
after he arrived on Kaua‘i. The other case is an adult male resident with a recent travel history.
The cases are being isolated and close contacts identified, directed to quarantine, and offered
testing. The investigations are ongoing.
Kaua‘i has seen a significant rise in case levels since the pre-travel testing program
began in mid-October. Most cases have been travel-related, but a number of cases in the past
couple weeks have come from community spread.
The island currently has 23 confirmed active cases, all in isolation. There are now 92
individuals in health department-directed quarantine, which may increase as investigations
continue.
Kaua‘i now has a cumulative case count of 119, of which 104 are confirmed locally, one
is a probable case, and 14 are positive cases that were diagnosed elsewhere—with tests taken
on the mainland whose positive results did not arrive until they were on island.
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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