Kaua‘i District Health Office Announces 40 New COVID Cases Sunday

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Sunday’s case numbers bring the amount of active cases on the island to 224, with nine hospitalized, and 11,508 cumulative cases. Kaua‘i’s cumulative case count includes 11,429 confirmed locally, eight probable and 71 positive cases diagnosed elsewhere, as they received their pre-travel test results after arriving on island.

More detailed information about new cases is available on the DOH’s COVID-19 data dashboard.

Free vaccination is offered islandwide. COVID vaccines are available to anyone 5 and older and are safe and effective. For details about vaccination sites, click here.

Free testing is also offered islandwide.

The Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall COVID testing center is no longer running out of tickets for testing by 9 a.m. Tests are available for the public. Upon arrival at the test center, you will receive an appointment time to return later in the day.

Appointments are given on a first-come, first-served basis. You must wait until your ticketed time to be tested.

The Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall testing center is limited to 500 tests per day, and the free mobile testing van is limited to 100 tests per day.

For a full list of testing sites around the island and more details, click here.

For more information about the county’s COVID-19 response, click here.