HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR042621MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 26, 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 two cases
of COVID-19 on April 26
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported two new
cases of COVID-19 on Monday, April 26.
Both cases are female residents – one adult and one child, whose sources of infection remain
under investigation. Contacts are being identified, directed to quarantine, and offered testing.
“Two cases reported yesterday have been removed from the case count after the Department
of Health was notified by the lab that there was a reporting error,” said Dr. Janet Berreman, Kaua‘i
District Health Officer. “The two cases removed include a visitor travel-related case and a resident
community-transmission case that was unrelated to any current cases. We have been assured that
procedures are being put in place to prevent future lab errors.”
Vaccination is widely available on the island. For details, visit Kauai.gov/vaccine. Those who plan
to travel can protect themselves and their families by being fully vaccinated before traveling.
Today’s cases bring the number of active cases to 22, with 258 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 223 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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