Lanai to be placed under stay-at-home order as number of COVID-19 cases soars to 65
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Lanai will be placed under a stay-at-home order on Tuesday amid a rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak on the island, Maui County’s mayor said.
As of Friday afternoon, authorities put the number of confirmed cases on Lanai at 65.
“There are more cases. We see them coming," said Maui County Mayor Mike Victorino. “To the people of Lanai: We are right now doing everything humanly possible to protect your health."
The stay-at-home order for Lanai still must be approved by the governor . If it is approved, the emergency order will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Read more: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/10/22/covid-outbreak-lanai-continues-grow-with-least-cases-now-confirmed/
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