HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220314MO2.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2022
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 no new cases of COVID-19
on March 14; daily KDHO COVID case counts ends today
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced no
new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, March 14.
“Today is the last day that the County and KDHO will issue daily COVID-19 case counts. Kaua‘i
residents can find County data on the DOH website, where it is updated weekly on Wednesday,” said Dr.
Janet Berreman, Kaua‘i District Health Officer. “KDHO staff are working to clear a backlog of cases
reported during the Omicron surge which require manual data entry. These cases have already been
reported locally, but will be added to the DOH data tables in the weekly reports between now and the
end of the month. This backlog developed due to the unprecedented case counts experienced on Kaua‘i
during the Omicron surge, and is not expected to recur.”
Today’s active cases are 27, with two hospitalized, and 12,030 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s
cumulative case count includes 11,949 confirmed locally, eight probable, and 73 positive cases
diagnosed elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving on island.
The KDHO is also monitoring one cluster in a food supplier setting, with 21 total cases to date.
All affected individuals have been offered testing and directed to isolate.
More detailed information on new cases is available on the Hawai‘i State Department of
Health’s COVID-19 website, https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit www.kauai.gov/COVID-19.
DOH case investigation and contact tracing:
The Department of Health case investigators will generally contact you within a day or two of
receiving your positive test result. With the shortened isolation period, in some instances, case
investigators will not be able to reach you before the end of your isolation period. As soon as you
receive a positive result, you should isolate at home and notify your close contacts and workplace or
school. Do not wait to hear from a case investigator. Isolation and quarantine guidance are available at
the DOH website: Home-Isolation-and-Quarantine-Guidance.pdf (hawaii.gov).
For information about isolation and quarantine, visit the CDC’s website
at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html.
Vaccine and Testing:
Free vaccination is 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.
Free testing is also available islandwide. For a full list of testing sites and more details,
visit www.kauai.gov/covidtest.
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