As a result of contact tracing of a new case Friday, Department of Health investigators have identified seven additional positive coronavirus cases on Kauai who are household members with a previous case. The new cases were already placed in quarantine when they were tested Friday. The Kauai District Health Office is continuing its contact tracing of the household cluster this weekend.
Kauai had no cases for 10 weeks, and this raises the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases on the island to 29 since March. There are six new cases on Oahu and one on Maui for a total of 14 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, and a statewide case total of 803.
“We have investigated every case with positive test results and identified several household clusters over the last few days,” Dr. Bruce Anderson said. “The identification of these clusters and subsequent investigations resulted in the isolation and quarantine of cases and close contacts. These clusters reinforce the importance of maintaining safe practices, especially wearing masks and physically distancing when meeting with people outside your immediate ohana.”
One of the new cases reported on Oahu was associated with a previously confirmed case, where both people had attended a house party.