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Hilo screening nets 70 tests — and more testing coming

March 30, 2020 at 10:27 am Updated: March 30th, 2020 at 12:42 pm sbracken
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Hilo Civic COVID-19 testing

At a drive-through COVID-19 event in Hilo near the Civic Auditorium on Sunday, 350 people were screened, and 70 met the criteria for testing.

At a similar event at Old Kona Airport on Saturday, between 350 and 375 were screened and 174 were tested.

Those who met the criteria for testing were told to self-quarantine for 14 days.  The test results should come back in 7 to 14 days.

Criteria for testing, as determined by medical screeners,  includes having symptoms such as dry cough and fever, loss of senses of smell and taste, red eyes, exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 victim, travel history, frequency of exposure to visitors from outside Hawaii, and frequency of exposure to vulnerable or high-risk populations.

There will be additional pop-up clinics.  Additionally, screenings and tests are being done at

–North Hawaii Community Hospital, at the main hospital, screenings and testing without a doctor’s order,  Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm.

–Puna Community Medical Center,  doing both screening and testing with no doctor’s order required, Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm excluding state holiday.

–Hilo Medical Center is open weekdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. HMC does require a lab order from a physician for the test.

–West Hawaii Community Health Center, on its website, says they are testing patients for COVID-19 once the provider determines testing is warranted.  The testing triage tent is at the main location at the corner of Kuakini and Hualalai.  You will register as a patient at WHCHC and then go through the screening which will determine whether you’re a candidate for testing.

–Kona Community Hospital is testing only in-hospital patients and those who present to the emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms, but is not offering tests to the general public as are the other locations

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