The Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force and Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation would like to update the public that the CHCC will begin to utilize Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Honolulu, Hawaii for specimen testing of COVID-19 in addition to the Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL).  Specimens sent for testing will follow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 3-level testing strategy:

Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force, and the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) confirm three (3) new COVID-19 cases, bringing CNMI’s total confirmed case count to 11.

In an effort to enforce social distancing and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the CNMI State Medicaid Agency has announced that they have installed a new drop-box as a way for applicants to submit their applications and supporting documents during the global pandemic.