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Total number of COVID positives after weekend testing stands at 243

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reporters@samoanews.com

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Community transmission of COVID-19 continues on Tutuila island with American Samoa’s cumulative total at 243 positive cases as of 9p.m on Sunday, Mar. 6, while a federal team with support personnel and more supplies arrived last Friday on a military aircraft charter.

The local Health Department on Mar. 6, determined 12 individuals tested positive for COVID based on tests conducted on that date. There were three hospitalizations related to COVID-19 reported on Saturday March 5 — but no additional information was provided on the conditions of these individuals and Sundays report stated that there were no hospitalizations.

However, KHJ radio reported that there are 4 hospitalizations at this time, with three elderly individuals who are unvaccinated among the patients listed by KHJ.  These are our first admissions due primarily to COVID infection.,” Acting Chief of Staff for the hospital, Dr Akapusi Ledua told KHJ.  According to KHJ they are all reported in stable condition.

(Samoa News notes that it has not been able to independently verify this information.)

Those who tested positive were served with a Home Isolation Directive for 14 days. Anyone with COVID-19 must stay away from other people, and this may include others in their home.  Vaccination court is now at 80.6% of the population that is fully vaccinated.

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The COVID-19 Situational Report over the weekend states that a military charter flight arrived on island last Friday, with an additional supply of vaccines and manpower. The flight included federal personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Health and Human Services, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, two ASG-DoH personnel and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata.

Another shipment of COVID-19 vaccine was expected this past Saturday on the cargo flight but there was no confirmation of this from the task force at press time.

Meanwhile, DoH conducted another successful vaccination drive-thru last Saturday at Pago Pago International Airport parking lot, with more than 1,500 doses administered. A lot of residents showed up for the drive-thru, with many motorists waiting to get in line, since 5a.m that day.

For information and vaccination and test sites for this week, call DoH Command Post at 219 or visit its Facebook page.