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The state Department of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 in the isolated community of Kalaupapa on Molokai’s north shore on Thursday morning. Kalawao County was reportedly the last county in the U.S. without a case in eight months of the pandemic. The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo
An adult resident of Kalaupapa has become the first person to test positive for COVID-19 in Kalawao County, reportedly the last county in the U.S. without a case in eight months of the pandemic, according to the state Department of Health on Thursday.
The DOH said the person received a positive result after returning on a local flight to Kalaupapa and is now in self-isolation with no symptoms. DOH immediately conducted contact tracing, and close contacts on the same flight are now in self-quarantine. All are asymptomatic and being monitored for development of any symptoms, DOH said.
Dec 10, 2020
The isolated community of Kalaupapa on Molokai s north shore has reported its first case of COVID-19, the state Department of Health said Thursday morning. COLLEEN UECHI photo
An adult resident of Kalaupapa has become the first person to contract COVID-19 in Kalawao County, reportedly the last county in the U.S. without a case in eight months of the pandemic, according to the state Department of Health.
The person received a positive test result after returning on a local flight to Kalaupapa and is now in self-isolation with no symptoms. DOH immediately conducted contact tracing, and close contacts on the same flight are now in self-quarantine. All are asymptomatic and being monitored for development of any symptoms, DOH said.