Hilo Medical Center has announced the sad news that there has been one additional death at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home.  This brings the island’s death count to 29, 27 of whom were residents at the Veterans Home.

The number of people in the hospital at Hilo Medical Center is 11, and there are 2 people hospitalized at Kona Community Center.

HILO MEDICAL CENTER UPDATE (as of 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2020)

• 11 total COVID-positive patients are hospitalized: 3 in ICU, 7 in COVID Unit, 1 in Extended Care Facility
• COVID testing for the Extended Care Facility’s 52 staff and 28 residents that was conducted on September 24 and 29 have all returned negative.
• Admissions to our Extended Care Facility remain paused until the situation is resolved.
• Hilo Medical Center is optimistic in managing COVID in the hospital and its long term care facility.
• 2 total deaths, unrelated to the veterans home, have occurred in the hospital on September 8 and 18.

 

YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME UPDATE (as of 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, reported by Avalon Healthcare, the veterans home’s managing company)

• Good news: There has been an improvement in recovered cases of residents and staff.
• A total of 71 residents and 35 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in this outbreak
• 48 residents are currently at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home
• 7 residents are receiving care in the home’s COVID designated area
• 1 resident is hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center
• 27 total resident deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred. We offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones.

o   1 death related to COVID-19 to report today.

• 38 residents and 33 employees have recovered
• For additional information, go to: https://ahcupdates.info/hilo-covid19-update

 

29 total deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred – 27 from the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home and 2 unrelated to the veterans home.