(Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.) — As of March 5, 2022, there were 10 individuals hospitalized as a result of Covid-19:
One was unvaccinated, eight were vaccinated and one was partially vaccinated.
One of the 10 was on a ventilator.
CHCC also reported on Saturday evening that 75 additional individuals had been confirmed positive for Covid-19, bringing the CNMI total to 10,074 cases since March 26, 2020. Some duplicates have been deleted.
Of the 75 cases identified on March 4, 2022, four were identified on Tinian.
A total of 98 Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered on March 5, 2022. Of the eligible population, 57.3% have received an additional dose. The vaccination rate is calculated using the 2020 Census population estimates for the CNMI and includes the eligible 5-year-olds and older population and was recently corrected.
The vaccination statuses of the 75 new cases identified are pending verification.
A total of 469 Covid-19 tests were conducted on March 4, 2022:
424 via Community-Based Testing;
44 at Koblerville Covid-19 Community Center; and
1 at Rota Health Center
To view the schedule for Community-Based Testing, visit https://covidtesting.chcc.health
No code is required to register, but pre-registration is highly recommended as slots are limited. Reserve your slot to get tested before you line up and all slots are filled.
Of the total cases identified, as of March 4, 2022, there were 9,481 recoveries and 563 active cases.
9,388 of the cases were identified via community testing and 686 through travel testing.
Since March 2020, there have been 30 Covid-19-related deaths in the CNMI.
