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Contact tracers are trying to reach as many people as possible during this COVID case surge

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz
Published December 23, 2021 at 2:09 PM HST
A nurse holds swabs and a test tube to test people for COVID-19 at a drive through station set up in the parking lot of the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich.
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A nurse holds swabs and a test tube to test people for COVID-19 at a drive through station set up in the parking lot of the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich.

As the state hit 1,500 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, The Conversation checked in with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health contact tracing team. Chantelle “Tellie” Matagi is a contact tracer working with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. She shared how the state is keeping up with what seems like "Mission: Impossible."

For information about testing and vaccinations, head to hawaiicovid19.com. This interview aired on The Conversation on Dec. 23, 2021. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
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Catherine Cruz
Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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