The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. announced yesterday that 99 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed from surveillance and travel testing on Dec. 14, bringing the CNMI\u2019s total to 2,117. <\/p>\n
The new cases\u2014two from travel testing and 97 from surveillance testing\u2014 have since been isolated and being actively monitored, said CHCC. <\/p>\n
As of Dec. 14, CHCC said there have been 995 recovered cases, 828 active cases, and three COVID-19-related deaths since Oct. 28. As of Dec. 15, there are 14 active hospitalizations. By vaccination status of the 14, nine are unvaccinated and five are vaccinated. One of the 14 is on a ventilator.<\/p>\n
Of the 99 new cases, 64 were found through contact tracing and 35 through community-based testing. The vaccination statuses of all cases were pending verification as of yesterday afternoon, said CHCC. <\/p>\n
For testing efforts, CHCC said that 566 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Dec. 14 comprising travel and surveillance testing. CHCC noted, however, that this number does not include numbers on the COVID-19 antigen testing conducted by the Department of Fire & Emergency Medical Services at select fire stations. In the CNMI, registering for testing can be done at https:\/\/covidtesting.chcc.health.<\/p>\n
In Guam, one more person was died from COVID-19-related causes, according to the latest release from the territory\u2019s Joint Information Center.<\/p>\n
Guam\u2019s 270th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital on Nov. 3, 2021. The patient was a 76-year-old female, unvaccinated. She tested positive on Sept. 25, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJeff, Josh, and I hold her family and friends in our hearts as we pray for their solace,\u201d said Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. \u201cWhile we prepare for the Christmas holiday, we must continue to keep those we\u2019ve lost in our thoughts. Be there for one another, to console each other, safely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Safe holiday season<\/strong><\/p>\n In order to ensure a safe holiday season even as the CNMI continues to see an increasing number of positive cases, CHCC chief executive officer Esther L. Mu\u00f1a advises the community to get vaccinated and practice the 3 W\u2019s: wash your hands, watch your distance, and wear a face covering. <\/p>\n \u201cWe really want to again [emphasize that] if you\u2019re not vaccinated, full-vaccination is [one] key to having a safe holiday. \u2026We want [you] to spend time with your family, and the best way to do that right now is [avoiding] the spread. \u2026We want everyone to protect each other,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a last week. <\/p>\n She pointed out that caring about one another is an important value in the CNMI\u2019s traditions and culture. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, caring for one another in these times is done through practicing public health mitigation measures, she added.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s always been our tradition, our culture. Let\u2019s do it. Let\u2019s help each other. \u2026Being fully vaccinated and practicing the 3 W\u2019s [is] the way to protect each other, so let\u2019s do it all together, and I can believe we can all have safe family [gatherings] and enjoy the holidays without putting someone at risk,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n MD: 995 recovered cases; 99 new cases; 14 hospitalized<\/p>\n KW: saipan, cnmi, chcc, covid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. announced yesterday that 99 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":357840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[900],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-357839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}