HomeMy WebLinkAbout20211228MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 28, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
(808) 241-4900
Hawai‘i State DOH Kaua‘i District Health Office announces 120 new cases of COVID-19
on Dec. 28
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 120
new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Dec. 28.
“In light of rapidly rising case counts, the Kaua‘i District Health Office will be providing simplified
daily case updates consisting of total new case counts only, starting today,” said Dr. Janet Berreman,
Kaua‘i District Health Officer. “This allows timely public notification of the number of new cases.
Information about resident versus visitor cases, travel versus community-acquired, and age distribution
will continue to be available on the DOH’s online data dashboard. The daily case counts reported by
KDHO continue to be in advance of case totals reported by the state.”
Today’s cases bring the number of active cases to 353, with four hospitalized, and 3,798
cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 3,731 confirmed locally, eight probable, and
59 positive cases diagnosed elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving on
island.
To view the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard, visit
https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/current-situation-in-hawaii/.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit www.kauai.gov/COVID-19.
DOH contact tracing:
Due to the high volume of cases, it may take the Department of Health case investigators and
contact tracers a few days to contact you after you’ve received a positive test.
If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate yourself at home immediately and notify your close
contacts. For more information and guidance for COVID-19 cases and close contacts, visit
https://hawaiicovid19.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Summary-Guidance-for-COVID-19-Cases-and-
Contacts.pdf.
Vaccine and Testing:
Free vaccination and testing are offered islandwide. Vaccinations are available to anyone 5 years
of age or older and are free, safe, and effective. For details on the vaccination sites, visit
www.kauai.gov/vaccine. For a list of testing sites and more details, visit www.kauai.gov/covidtest.
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