HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR011921MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 19, 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 one new
case of COVID-19 on Jan. 19
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new
case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Today’s case is an adult visitor whose source of infection is related to mainland travel. 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 10, with 205 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 177 confirmed locally, one probable, and 27 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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