HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-16HawaiiStateDepartmentofHealthKauaiDistrictHealthOfficeannounces1newcaseofCOVID19onFeb16DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 16, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
(808) 241-4900
Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announces 1 new
case of COVID-19 on Feb. 16
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new
case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Tuesday’s case is an adult male visitor whose source of infection is related to mainland travel.
All active cases are in isolation. Close contacts are being identified, directed to quarantine, and
offered testing.
Tuesday’s case brings the number of on-island active cases to one, with 211 cumulative cases.
Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 180 confirmed locally, one probable, and 30 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 www.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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