COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 hospitalized; 226 new cases in NMI
As of Feb. 17, 2022, there were 11 individuals hospitalized as a result of COVID-19, one of them on a ventilator.
Also, 226 additional individuals have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, bringing the CNMI total to 8,153 cases since March 26, 2020.
Of the 226 cases identified in the community, 218 were identified on Feb. 16, 2022, and eight prior to Feb. 16, 2022. Eleven of the new cases were identified on Tinian.