CDC advises masking indoors for Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has increased Kaua‘i County’s COVID-19 community level to “high.”

The state Department of Health reported the change Friday, two days after DOH officials announced rising case numbers throughout the state.

The CDC studies three weekly metrics to determine an area’s COVID-19 community level: The case rate per population of 100,000, new COVID-19 admissions per population of 100,000 and the percentage of staffed inpatient beds in use by patients with confirmed COVID-19.

CDC recommended actions based on Kaua‘i’s current level are to wear masks indoors in public and on public transportation.