A quarantine transit vehicle
Photo: CNMI govt
CNMI gets another Covid positive traveller
There are now 144 cases of Covid-19 in the Northern Marianas after an incoming traveller tested positive.
Authorities say the person was identified by travel screening and fifth day testing yesterday.
The person has been moved into a designated isolation area.
Out of the CNMI s 144 cases, 118 have been identified by travel screening while only 26 were local transmissions.
There is currently one person in isolation and the CNMI has had no local transmission in the past 196 days.
As of this week over 7800 people had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, while another 1100 had received at least one vaccine shot.
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