Hilo Medical Center has had an increase in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, up two from Friday’s 11. And Kona Community Hospital has had one patient with COVID-19 for several days. North Hawaii Hospital has not responded to a request for information. Yukio Okutsu Veterans Center has revised its death toll from COVID-19 from 6 to 5.
The complete update on East Hawaii facilities:
HILO MEDICAL CENTER UPDATE (as of 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 5, 2020)
o 13 total COVID-positive patients are hospitalized: 5 in ICU, 8 in COVID Unit
- YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME UPDATE (as of 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 5, 2020)
o A total of 54 residents and 18 employees have tested positive for COVID-19
- 3 residents are currently hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center
- 41 total residents are currently cared for at the veterans home’s COVID designated area
- 5 residents have recovered
- There are no deaths to report today.
- However, there is a correction of 5 total deaths related to COVID-19 with significant, underlying health issues. On Friday it was reported there were 6 people who had passed from the virus. According to details from Avalon Healthcare, the managing company running the veterans home operations, one resident who passed had a pending PCR test, tested positive with the rapid/antigen test at the Emergency Department. PCR results that came back that last night was negative, according to Avalon.