The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force said the CNMI is currently in COVID-19 Community Level Low.<\/p>\n
As of Sept. 7, 2022, there are zero individuals hospitalized as a result of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
From Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2022, CHCC and the task force confirmed there was one new hospitalization related to COVID-19<\/p>\n
In addition 27 additional individuals have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2022, bringing the CNMI total to 13,147 cases. Of the 27 cases recently identified:<\/p>\n
-3 on Aug. 28, 2022
\n-13 on Aug. 29, 2022 (1 on Tinian)
\n-5 on Aug. 30, 2022
\n-4 on Aug. 31, 2022
\n-1 on Sept. 2, 2022
\n-1 on Sept. 3, 2022<\/p>\n
As of Sept. 2, 2022, a total of 24,769 COVID-19 additional\/booster vaccine shots have been administered; of the eligible population, 53.8% have received an additional dose.<\/p>\n
CHCC and the task force also said 893 COVID-19 tests were conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2022:<\/p>\n
-35 on Aug. 28, 2022
\n-433 on Aug. 29, 2022
\n-209 on Aug. 30, 2022
\n-87 on Aug. 31, 2022
\n-61 on Sept. 1, 2022
\n-38 on Sept. 2, 2022
\n-30 on Sept. 3, 2022<\/p>\n
Of the total cases identified, as of Sept. 3, 2022:<\/p>\n
-13,096 recoveries
\n-11 active cases
\n-40 COVID-19-related deaths<\/p>\n
Identified via:<\/p>\n
-11,971 community testing
\n-1,176 travel testing<\/p>\n
Guidelines for residents of the CNMI to consider while the islands are in COVID-19 Community Level Low are the following:<\/p>\n
-Stay up to date on vaccination, including recommended booster doses.<\/p>\n
-Maintain ventilation improvements.<\/p>\n
-Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.<\/p>\n
-Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.<\/p>\n
-If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.<\/p>\n
Residents of the CNMI who test positive for COVID-19 may be eligible for treatment by calling (670) 234-8950, ext. 5068, or reporting their positive test result online at www.staysafecnmi.com\/self-reporting as soon as possible after testing positive. (PR)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor\u2019s COVID-19 Task Force said the CNMI is currently…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":374465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[900,4],"tags":[257],"class_list":["post-375648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-local-news","tag-nmi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375648","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\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}