HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR010521MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 5, 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 three new
cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 5
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported three
new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Two of today’s cases are an adult resident and a child resident whose source of infection is
community-acquired. The other case is a visitor whose source of infection is travel related. All active
cases are in isolation, and one case remains hospitalized on O‘ahu. Close contacts are being identified,
directed to quarantine, and offered testing.
Today’s case brings the number of active cases to 13, with 180 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 153 confirmed locally, one probable, and 26 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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