BREAKING NEWS: NMI positive total now at 70
One additional individual has been confirmed positive for COVID-19. This brings our CNMI total to 70. The individual was identified by travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing on arrival.
The individual has been safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed case, including passengers on the same flight.
Of the total 70 confirmed cases, 43 cases (62%) have been identified through port-of-entry screening procedures, 10 (14%) cases have been identified as a community contact, and 16 (23%) cases identified as a known contact.
Of the 43 confirmed cases identified through travel screening, 28 (65%) cases originated from the U.S. mainland, nine (21%) from a foreign country, and seven (16%) from U.S. territories.
