𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢'𝐢 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎: 𝟕𝟕 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝟔𝟎 𝐨𝐧 𝐎'𝐚𝐡𝐮, 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢'𝐢 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚̄𝐧𝐚ʻ𝐢, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢'𝐢.
Cases on Lanai slowing down and Hawaii Island cases leveling
The overall statewide daily case average is trending down at 84 today. There were three (3) new COVID-19 cases reported on Lāna‘i today by DOH. The cumulative total now stands at 9...7 confirmed cases on the island (reported since Feb. 28).
𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐎𝐇 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤.
Weekend drive-thru testing results are still being reported out. DOH is working closely with Lāna‘i healthcare providers to support community outreach, testing and contract tracing. The hospital is conducting surveillance testing several times a week. There are eight (8) new cases on Hawai‘i Island and teams are conducting door-to-door canvasing to offer testing in affected communities.
While new cases are leveling, deaths continue to increase, and two (2) men, both with underlying conditions and both who had been hospitalized, have died from coronavirus. Both men were O‘ahu residents. One man was in the 50-59 year old group and the other was older than 80.
The state and counties continue to remind people to avoid going out and avoid gathering during Halloween and consider safer alternatives offered at www.hawaiicovid19.com