One additional individual has been confirmed positive for COVID-19 from passenger arrival testing, bringing the CNMI\u2019s total to 211 cases since March 28, 2020.<\/p>\n
The latest case was identified by travel screening and confirmed through testing on arrival on Aug. 9, 2021. <\/p>\n
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. said in a statement yesterday that the individual has been quarantined and is actively monitored. The CHCC Communicable Disease Investigation\/Inspection team has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed cases.<\/p>\n
In related news, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will select one winner of $3,000 on Facebook Live tomorrow at 5pm on Road to 80\u2019s Facebook page. Next Friday, Aug. 20, the campaign will raffle off $3,500. <\/p>\n
This raffle, as with past and future raffles hosted by Road to 80, is available only to the CNMI\u2019s population that has received a COVID-19 vaccine. According to vaccinatecnmi.com\u2019s Vax Dashboard, almost 33,000 people are eligible for this Friday\u2019s and all future raffles. <\/p>\n
After Friday, the next upcoming raffles are as follows: $3,500 on Aug. 20; $4,000 on Aug. 27; and Road to 80\u2019s \u201cGrand Finale\u201d on Aug. 28 at the Taste of the Marianas main stage, when there will be six raffles: three $2,500 raffles exclusive to Saipan, Tinian, and Rota\u2019s respective vaccinated populations; and three CNMI-wide raffles to announce one winner each for $5,000; $15,000; and a 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport.<\/p>\n
For winners to claim their prize, they must submit proof that they are fully vaccinated. For those who received the Pfizer\/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, this means providing the second vaccine confirmation number. Those who received the Johnson & Johnson or Janssen vaccines only need to provide their single vaccine confirmation number.<\/p>\n
Road to 80\u2019s Facebook page can be found at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/roadto80cnmi.<\/p>\n
Those interested in receiving their COVID-19 vaccine can schedule an appointment online at vaccinatecnmi.com or over the phone at 682-SHOT (7468).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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