CNMI detects another Covid positive passenger

Saipan-- Another individual has been confirmed positive for Covid-19. This brings the CNMI total to 249 cases since March 28, 2020.

The individual was identified by travel screening and confirmed through testing on arrival on Sept. 8.

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.

Currently, there is only one (1) active hospitalization.