American Samoa reports first positive COVID-19 case

American Samoa confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19, the island nation's Department of Homeland Security said Friday. 

The case was detected Thursday among 43 travelers who were quarantined at a hotel in the village of Utulei. After the case was confirmed, more than 200 travelers quarantined at a nearby hotel were also tested. No other positive cases were reported.

The traveler who did test positive was asymptomatic when tested and was fully vaccinated, Homeland Security said in a statement. The infected person has been transported to an isolation facility at the Department of Health, and the rest of the passengers are in quarantine.