Two returning residents who recently flew in from Guam were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on their scheduled fifth day of testing yesterday, which brings the CNMI’s total number of cases to 42.
Both CNMI residents were identified through the travel screening process and got their confirmed diagnosis during their scheduled fifth day of testing, as provided under the CNMI arrival protocol. Both individuals are in quarantine and were moved to the designated isolation area at Kanoa Resort where they will be closely monitored by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., according to a Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and CHCC statement yesterday. It said that CHCC has already conducted the initial contact tracing for the two patients’ most immediate contacts, which include passengers on the same flight, close family members, friends, and associates.