One more individual has been confirmed positive for COVID-19. This brings our CNMI total to 59 cases.<\/p>\n
The individual was identified by travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival.<\/p>\n
The individual was safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.<\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. 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 CNMI\u2019s total 59 confirmed cases so far, 33 cases (56%) have been identified through port-of-entry screening procedures, 10 (17%) cases have been identified as a community contact, and 16 (27%) cases identified as a known contact.<\/p>\n
Of the 33 confirmed cases identified through travel screening, 23 (70%) cases originated from the U.S. mainland, 3 (9%) from a foreign country, and 7 (21%) from U.S. territories.<\/p>\n
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