THE islandsâ 133rd Covid-19 case since March 28, 2020 was reported  on Monday.
Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. spokesman Lee Tenorio said the latest case was identified by travel screening and confirmed diagnosis through testing upon arrival, he added. The individual has been safely in quarantine and was moved to the designated isolation area for close monitoring, Tenorio said.
CHCC has already initiated contact tracing for the most immediate contacts of the new confirmed case, including passengers on the same flight, he added.
Currently, four individuals are in isolation and 131 have been released. There had been two deaths â the first in March 2020, and the second in April 2020.
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