One additional individual has been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the CNMI. This brings the CNMI total to 58 cases.<\/p>\n
The individual was identified by travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival, according to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
The individual has been safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.<\/p>\n
CHCC has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts (passengers on the same flight, close family members and friends) of the new confirmed case.<\/p>\n
*Of the total 58 confirmed cases so far, 32 cases (55%) have been identified through port-of-entry screening procedures, 10 cases have been identified as a community contact, and 16 cases identified as a known contact.<\/p>\n
Of the 32 confirmed cases identified through travel screening, 22 cases originated from the U.S. mainland, three from a foreign country, and seven from U.S. territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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