“As a result, we were able to create a robust vaccine program, and we continue to lead the state in vaccinations.” “As all of you know, we took strong action early in the pandemic, and our residents made great sacrifice to keep our island safe,” Kawakami said. This month, the county has seen 59 total new cases, 46 of which were considered community-acquired and 13 related to travel. When Kawakami asked to move down to Tier 3 earlier this month, the county requested to remove restrictions on sporting events and further restrict social gatherings. Tier 3 is characterized by its restrictions on social gatherings and groupings both in indoor and outdoor settings. One case is an adult and the other is a child.ĭuring the final days of April and early days of May, the county saw a spike in community spread and identified restaurant and workplace clusters. Thursday, the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported two new infections of COVID-19, both visitors whose infections are related to mainland travel. The county doesn’t generate its own test-positively percentage, but according to the state the county has a seven-day average of 0.6% as of May 20. The current seven-day average case count is 1.4. “If we can keep this momentum, we’ll be on track to move back to Tier 4 by early next week,” Kawakami said.Ī timeline is forthcoming, but according to the emergency rule that established the tiers, to move from Tier 3 to Tier 4, for one of two weeks, the county must maintain a less-than-two-case, seven-day average case count and a test positivity rate of less than 1% for the same time. The county initially transitioned into Tier 3 on May 6, and reported 20 new cases in that two-week time span as of Thursday. The earliest this could happen is Monday, a county spokesperson said, and the county would not need Gov. Thankfully, our community worked together to take quick action to gain control of the outbreak.” “It affected our residents and many of our children. “Earlier this month, our island experienced a surge in cases that we hadn’t seen before,” Kawakami said in his COVID-19 briefing. LIHU‘E - Kaua‘i County could transition back into Tier 4 by early next week, Mayor Derek Kawakami announced Thursday.
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