30th Covid-19-related death; 5 hospitalizations; 117 additional cases

(Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation) — The Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. confirmed the CNMI’s 30th Covid-19-related death on Sunday evening.

As of Feb. 27, 2022, there were five individuals hospitalized as a result of Covid-19:

Three were vaccinated, and two partially vaccinated.

 117 additional individuals have also been confirmed positive for Covid-19, bringing the CNMI total to 9,595 cases since March 26, 2020. Some duplicates have been removed.

Of the 117 cases identified on Feb. 26, 2022:

Nine were identified on Tinian, and seven on Rota.

There were no Covid-19 vaccinations on Feb. 27, 2022.

The vaccination statuses of the 117 new cases identified are pending verification.

A total of 385 Covid-19 tests were conducted on Feb. 26, 2022:

280 via Community-Based Testing;

90 at Koblerville Covid-19 Community Center; and

15 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 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 Feb. 26, 2022, there were 8,638 recoveries and 927 active cases.

8,943 of the cases were identified via community testing  and 652 through travel testing.

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