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2 MORE TEST POSITIVE
2 positive cases are hospitalized
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Posted on Aug 24 2021
Two patients who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 last week have been hospitalized over the weekend, according to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. yesterday.
A CHCC statement said that both patients are receiving treatment and are being actively monitored. The statement gave no further information on both cases, citing patient confidentiality.
Based on official reports, these two new hospitalizations mean the CNMI has already recorded a total of five cases of hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
Also, two more incoming travelers were confirmed positive for COVID-19, according to CHCC. The individuals were identified by travel screening and confirmed through arrival testing on Aug. 21 and 22, respectively. The cases bring the CNMI’s total to 226 cases.
According to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., the individuals have since then been quarantined and monitored, and CHCC’s Communicable Disease Investigation/ Inspection team has already initiated contract tracing for those who were in most immediate contact with the individuals.
In related news, CHCC chief executive officer Esther Muña said last Friday that requiring travelers to show proof of negative test results prior to entering the CNMI would give travelers the wrong assumption that they are not infectious, and could possibly lead travelers and those in frequent contact with travelers to “let their guards down.”
“We can test here, so requiring [proof of negative tests before traveling] may give [travelers] the assumption that they are not infectious. We’re seeing that with even those we test on Day 1, [they think] that they’re negative so they let their guards down and then we find them positive on Day 5,” said Muña.
