COVID-19 informational update for Friday, July 17th
COVID-19 informational update for Friday, July 17th.
On today’s update of COVID-19, the number of active cases, monitored by the Department of Health, for Hawaii Island is twelve. Of this, one is hospitalized.
Yesterday’s testing of Kona Community Hospital staff and contractors resulted in 548 persons tested. Results are pending. Thank you Premier Medical and the County Task Force for conducting the testing.
The majority of states continue to see an increase of people being infected by the Coronavirus. We need your help to keep Hawaii Island numbers low. Please take the time to follow the preventive measures of face coverings, distancing, gatherings, and cleanliness. When you interact with Kupuna remember that they are the most vulnerable to Coronavirus, so we must be especially careful when visiting our loved ones. As a reminder, wearing of face coverings is mandatory on Hawaii Island.
For your information, a drive through testing is scheduled for today in North Kona at the Keauhou Shopping Center. Hours are from 9:00 in the morning to 12:00 noon. Mahalo Ali`i Health for providing this service and the Hawaii National Guard and County Task Force for helping. An `Ohana food service is also scheduled in South Kona at the Ho`okena Elementary School and in Puna at the Pahoa Community Center. Distribution at both sites begins at 10:00 this morning. Thank you Hawaii Food Basket and their contributors for providing this service and the Hawaii National Guard and County Task Force for helping
