The individual was identified through travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through fifth-day testing, CHCC said.
It added that the individual has been safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring.
CHCC said it has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed case, including passengers on the same flight.
As of Wednesday, the CNMI Covid-19 dashboard showed that two individuals had to undergo a 14-day incubation period since the last community transmission.
The dashboard also indicates that 125 of the CNMIâs total cases were identified through travel testing, 11 through community screening and 25 through contact tracing.