JIC RELEASE NO. 125 - One Tests Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS, One Confirmed by GMHA - GHS OCD

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COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The cumulative total from all labs will be reported on a nightly basis, unless unavailable. The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results for Thursday, May 14, 2020:

Laboratory	Reported on Thursday, May 14, 2020	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - May 14, 2020)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - May 14, 2020)
DPHSS Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	1	2,457	128
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)¹/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam²	0	865	14
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)²	0	546	6
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory³	1	267	1
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory⁴	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory⁵	0	74	0
Probable cases	0	N/A	4
AS OF 7:45 PM, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020	Total reported on Thursday, May 14: 2	Total negative cases (March 12 - May 14): 4,226	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - May 14): 153

¹Beginning March 26, 2020
²Beginning March 31, 2020
³Beginning April 15, 2020
⁴Beginning April 23, 2020
⁵Beginning April 30, 2020

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 30 individuals for COVID-19 on Thursday, May 14, 2020 with conclusive results. One tested positive through DPHSS and 29 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.

One additional case was reported by the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority. More information on their lab results will be available tomorrow, once finalized.

The DPHSS overall count also includes probable cases of COVID-19 and confirmed positive cases tested by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, the U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC), the Guam National Guard (GUNG), and Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS).

To date, there have been 153 cases confirmed through COVID-19 testing provided with 5 deaths and 124 released from isolation. When a patient is released from isolation, he or she is no longer considered infectious. DPHSS uses CDC’s test-based criteria for releasing patients from isolation. This requires COVID-19 patients to have two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart before being released from isolation. All remaining cases are in isolation.

Some cases that were previously released from isolation have returned to active isolation status after re-testing positive for COVID-19 through follow-up testing. To date, no additional cases have been linked to people released from isolation. As this is an evolving situation, information is subject to change with little to no notice.

For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC RELEASE NO. 125 - One Tests Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS, One Confirmed by GMHA