NUMBER TO DATE.
ITS THE 5TH DAY IN A ROW OF
DOUBLE DIGIT NUMBERS FOR THE
ISLAND. EARLIER THIS WEEK THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID
MULTIPLE CLUSTERS WERE LINKED TO
A LARGE
FUNERAL AND BEACH GATHERING.
THE SURGE IN CASES CONTINUES TO
RAISE CONCERNS SINCE HOSPITAL
RESOURCES ON
THE ISLAND ARE LIMITED.
LT GOV. JOSH GREEN, HAWAII
HEALTHCARE COVID-19 LIAISON:
"THERE ARE 17 INDIVIDUALS IN
HILO HOSPITAL WITH COVID. THAT'S
A BIG
NUMBER FOR HILO HOSPITAL."
LT GOV. JOSH GREEN, HAWAII
HEALTHCARE COVID-19 LIAISON: "WE
HAVE CAPACITY FOR 22, EXCUSE ME
BIG
ISLAND. AND THREE OF THEM IN ICU
ARE COVID POSITIVE."
GINA:
THE HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
STEPPING UP ENFORCEMENT, WITH
THREE SHIFTS OF
OFFICERS CRACKING DOWN ON THOSE
WHO DO NOT FOLLOW MAYOR KIM'S
EMERGENCY ORDERS.
GINA:
