HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR_2022-01-07KDHOannounces288newcasesofCOVID-19onJan7.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 7, 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 fatality and 288 new cases
of COVID-19 on Jan. 7
LĪHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced a
fatality and 288 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Jan. 7.
The fatality was a male resident in his 40s who was not hospitalized. There are a total of 19
Kaua‘i COVID fatalities to date.
“Every fatality that we announce is heartbreaking, but this individual was someone I called a
friend,” said Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami. “There are no words that can fully express the grief we feel
when someone we love passes. To his family, friends, co-workers, and our entire community, our hearts
and prayers are with you all.”
Today’s cases bring the number of active cases to 941, with six hospitalized, and 5,256
cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 5,180 confirmed locally, eight probable, and
68 positive cases diagnosed elsewhere – which includes one of today’s cases, as they received their pre-
travel test results after arriving on island.
More detailed information on new cases is available on the Hawai‘i State Department of
Health’s COVID-19 data dashboard. To view the 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 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. Please note that that the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall testing
center is limited to 500 tests per day, and the free mobile testing van is limited to 100 tests per day.
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