HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR040721MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 7, 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 case
of COVID-19 on April 7
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new
case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7.
Today’s case is a male resident who was under quarantine as a household contact of another
case. The source of his infection is considered travel related. Contacts are being identified, directed to
quarantine, and offered testing.
Today’s case brings the number of active cases to nine, with 234 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 199 confirmed locally, two probable, and 33 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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