Civil Defense message…COVID-19 informational update for Tuesday, July 21th
Civil Defense message.
This is a COVID-19 informational update for Tuesday, July 21th.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, monitored by the Department of Health, for Hawaii Island is seven with one new case identified as travel related. Of this, one remains hospitalized.
For your information, the July 16th test results for Kona Community Hospital had one positive case out of 548 persons tested. An additional 108 Kona Community Hospital family and hospital contacts were tested on July 18th with negative results for all tests. A total of 447 people from hospital staff and the community were retested yesterday as part of a testing plan. Results are pending. Thank you Kona Community Hospital for taking the steps to keep us safe and to the Premier Medical Group, Ali`i Health, Hawaii National Guard and County Task Force for making this possible.
These results are only possible because you take the responsibility to practice preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, gatherings, and cleanliness seriously. Thank you for doing your part. As a reminder, you should also stay at home if you do not feel well to help keep your neighbors, friends and family safe.
