The Rota Health Center has reported that two more individuals have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, bringing the island\u2019s case total to four.<\/p>\n
In related news, 18 more individuals have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 from surveillance and travel testing on Jan. 8 and 9, bringing the CNMI\u2019s total to 3,665\u00a0cases since March 28, 2020, according to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. late Monday night. The individuals have been isolated and are being actively monitored.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a news release last Jan. 10, the Rota Health Center said the two new cases were identified through community testing and that both individuals have been isolated and are being actively monitored.<\/p>\n
For contact tracing and COVID-19 testing efforts, the Rota Health Center reported that 16 close contacts of the new cases were identified, with all 16 testing negative. It also reported that 228 tests were conducted on Jan. 9. <\/p>\n
Of the 18\u00a0new cases in the CNMI, 16 were identified on Jan. 9, 2022 (two on Rota); and\u00a0two on Jan. 8, 2022\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eight\u00a0identified via\u00a0contact tracing,\u00a0four\u00a0via\u00a0community testing,\u00a0and six\u00a0via\u00a0travel testing.<\/p>\n
As of Jan.\u00a010, 2022, there were 10\u00a0individuals hospitalized as a result of COVID-19, five of them\u00a0unvaccinated,\u00a0five\u00a0vaccinated;\u00a0one on a ventilator; and two discharged.<\/p>\n
Similar to CHCC in its own news releases, the Rota Health Center encourages unvaccinated members of the Rota community to get their COVID-19 shots \u201cto help prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.\u201d Registering can be done at www.vaccinatecnmi.com. <\/p>\n
COVID-19 testing on Rota is available through the Rota Health Center from Monday to Saturday, 1pm to 3pm. The center asks Rota residents to call 670-532-9461\/62\/63 for more information. <\/p>\n
Separately, when asked about COVID-19 safety measures since the onset of cases on Rota, Rota Mayor\u2019s Office press secretary Ivan Mereb told Saipan Tribune through text yesterday that Mayor Efraim Atalig\u2019s focus is on preventing the further spread within the Rota community. Mereb said that Atalig hopes to do this by encouraging others to practice the \u201c3 W\u2019s\u201d and to get tested or vaccinated. <\/p>\n
As for any possible safety measures at Rota\u2019s borders, like limiting flights in and out of Rota and travel testing, Mereb said yesterday that such policies are outside the authority of the Rota Mayor\u2019s Office. Implementing measures such as arrival screening and testing is within CHCC and\/or the Rota Health Center\u2019s jurisdiction, said Mereb. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe municipality of Rota doesn\u2019t control the flight schedules of any air carrier operating within the CNMI. \u2026The [Rota] Mayor\u2019s Office has no authority in implementing screenings or testing at the airports for passengers prior to boarding. That role [rests] with CHCC\/RHC,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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