The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. announced Sunday that seven more individuals were confirmed positive for COVID-19 through surveillance testing on Nov. 20, bringing the CNMI\u2019s total to 464. In related news, Mount Carmel School announced yesterday that one of its students had tested positive for COVID-19. <\/p>\n
As of Nov. 21, there are now 86 active cases in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
CHCC said Sunday that the seven new cases have since been isolated and are being actively monitored.<\/p>\n
CHCC also reported that a total of 120 tests were conducted on Nov. 20 comprising travel and surveillance testing.<\/p>\n
Since Oct. 28, there have been 173 new cases. Of the 173, 110 were identified through contact tracing, 52 through community-based testing, and 11 through travel testing.<\/p>\n
With one student testing positive, MCS said in an announcement to families yesterday that it \u201cis ready to enact its current COVID-19 response procedures to keep the school community safe\u201d and that it will continue to provide students with the option to attend synchronous or asynchronous online classes.<\/p>\n
MCS added that all extra-curricular activities are canceled until further notice and that the COVID-19 testing and vaccination events at the school set for Nov. 27 will continue as scheduled.<\/p>\n
\u201cMount Carmel School\u2019s leadership will revisit the school\u2019s current response procedures to better serve the school\u2019s community,\u201d said MCS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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