JIC RELEASE NO. 298 - Cumulative Results: 48 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Two Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 - GHS OCD

COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The Joint Information Center will report cumulative COVID-19 test results once a day, unless unavailable.

For information on COVID-19 cases, visit the COVID-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/. The COVID-19 Dashboard is updated on business days.

Cumulative Results
The breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results officially reported to the Joint Information Center on Monday, August 3 and reflects results from Friday, August 28 - Sunday, August 30:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Monday, August 31	New Tests Reported on Monday, August 31	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 31)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 31, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	0	0	20,111	597
Samples tested from August 29 - 30
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	3	97	5,345	360
Samples tested from August 28-30
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	4	41	5,196	212
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	9	129	3,933	107
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	18	113	1,595	70
Private Clinics6	14	44	292	39
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable cases	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 8 PM, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020	Total Confirmed: 48	Total Samples Tested: 424	Total Negative Tests: 36,489	Total COVID-19 Cases: 1,395

1Beginning March 26, 2020 3Beginning April 15, 2020 5Beginning April 30, 2020

2Beginning March 31, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020 6Beginning August 10, 2020

Forty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) today.

From August 28 to 30, a total of 108 cases of COVID-19 were reported to DPHSS. Sixty-six (66) new cases were reported on August 28, 39 new cases were reported on August 29, and 3 new cases were reported on August 30. These results are inclusive of the 60 cases previously reported by the Joint Information Center on Saturday, August 29.

Fifty-seven (57) were identified through contact tracing. Forty-five cases were reported released from isolation.

To date, there have been a total of 1,395 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 10 deaths, 533 not in isolation, and 852 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 1,183 are classified as civilians and 212 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS1

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 1,183

Military: 212

Stable: 814

Hospitalized2: 38

Released: 533

Deaths: 10

Female: 617

Male: 778

North: 697

Central: 327

South: 220

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 55

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 79

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine4: 82

90+: 05

80-89: 16

70-79: 43

60-69: 127

50-59: 207

40-49: 188

30-39: 293

20-29: 340

10-19: 117

0-9: 59

1Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

2Hospitalization rate is based on intake numbers reported by GMH. This number may be subject to change.

3Some cases traveled to more than one country

4Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility

Two Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
On Monday August 31, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that two additional employees tested positive for COVID-19. The cases were identified at Marcial Sablan Elementary School and Merizo Martyrs Memorial School. One of the two cases was identified through contact tracing.

The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing and close contacts of the confirmed cases will be contacted directly by DPHSS.

Areas of the campuses have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting. GDOE employees will not have access to these areas until cleaning has been completed.

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. 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. 298 - Cumulative Results: 48 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Two Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19