MEDIA RELEASE: Seven Guardsmen Test Positive For COVID-19 Following Inauguration Mission
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
3949 DIAMOND HEAD ROAD
HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I 96816-4495
MEDIA RELEASE
KENNETH S. HARA
MAJOR GENERAL
ADJUTANT GENERAL
STEPHEN F. LOGAN
BRIGADIER GENERAL
DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL
#2021-001
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2021
Seven Guardsmen Test Positive For COVID-19 Following Inauguration Mission
HONOLULU, HI- Seven Hawaii National Guardsmen who recently deployed to Washington, D.C. to help ensure a peaceful transition of presidential power on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021, have tested positive for COVID-19.
About 200 Guardsmen were requested to assist with the Washington, D.C. mission. The Guardsmen were tested for COVID-19 upon arrival back to Honolulu. They flew on a total of four different military flights, with most flights landing this weekend and one on Tuesday. The other Guardsmen who already tested negative will still be required to complete a 14-day quarantine.
The seven that are positive remain in isolation and are asymptomatic. Those seven and their families have the full support of the Hawaii National Guard.
The State Department of Health has been notified and is assisting with contact tracing.
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Media Contact:
MAJ (RET) Jeff Hickman
Director, Public Affairs
State of Hawaii, Dept. of Defense
808-441-7000