HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR050921MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: May 9, 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 May 9
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported two new
cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, May 9.
Both cases are adult residents whose source of infection is community-acquired. All active cases
are in isolation and close contacts are being identified, offered testing, and directed to
quarantine. Investigations are ongoing. One previously identified visitor whose case was related to
international travel has been determined not to be a case and has been removed from the case counts.
Today’s cases bring the number of active cases to 40, with 344 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 306 confirmed locally, two probable, and 36 positive cases diagnosed
elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving on island.
Free testing at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall is available Monday through Friday,
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Testing is also available through your primary
care physician, a hospital, or an urgent care clinic. Please contact those providers directly for more
information.
If you have symptoms or are feeling sick, you should isolate yourself immediately, stay away
from household members, and not go out – including to work or school – unless you are seeking testing
or getting health care. Those who have been vaccinated should still be tested if they believe they may
have been exposed or if they feel sick.
Vaccination is free and widely available on the island, including on weekends and evenings. For
details, visit www.kauai.gov/vaccine. Those who plan to travel can protect themselves and their families
by being fully vaccinated before traveling.
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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