HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-12FournewcasesofCOVID19onJune12DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: June 12, 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 four new
cases of COVID-19 on June 12
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported four new
cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, June 12.
Today’s cases are all adult residents. Two cases are related to mainland travel, one is related to
interisland travel, and one is considered community acquired. Two of these cases are also close contacts
of previously announced cases.
All active cases are in isolation, and close contacts are being identified, offered testing, and
directed to quarantine. Investigations are ongoing.
One previously reported case – a resident related to mainland travel – was reported in error and
has been removed from Kaua‘i’s case count. Therefore, today’s cases bring the number of active cases
to eight, with 371 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 329 confirmed locally, three
probable, and 39 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.
Residents aged 18 and older are eligible for any vaccine available at pharmacy, hospital, and
clinic locations. The Pfizer vaccine has been authorized for use in those 12 years of age and older, and
appointments are available at Kaua‘i hospitals and pharmacies for this age group.
Vaccination is free and widely available on the island, including on weekends and evenings and
pop-up vaccination opportunities at community sites. 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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