Hawaii County has had a 91% in COVID-19 cases since August 1, and on August 25, at 2:30, the island has 74 active cases, 209 cumulative. Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken spoke with Dan Brinkman, CEO of Hilo Medical Center, since it’s the only hospital on the island right now with COVID-19 patients.
As of Tuesday, August 25, Hilo Medical Center has 10 patients with COVID-19, 4 of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit. All the COVID-19 patients are isolated–the 6 not in the ICU are in a separate hallway, that’s blocked off by plastic barriers. The 4 patients
