JIC RELEASE NO. 312 - Nineteenth COVID-19 Related Fatality; Five CQA Employees Test Positive for COVID-19; Additional Numbers for DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline

   

JIC RELEASE NO. 312 - Nineteenth COVID-19 Related Fatality; Five CQA Employees Test Positive for COVID-19; Additional Numbers for DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline

The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s nineteenth COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) this afternoon at approximately 2:48 p.m. (ChST). The patient was a 64-year-old female with comorbidities that were compounded by COVID-19. On August 25, she tested positive for COVID-19 at Guam Regional Medical City and was transferred and admitted to GMH the same day. 

"Too many of our days have been filled with grief. With the passing of another person, a total of 19 individuals have lost their lives and countless people have had to mourn for them,” said Governor Lou Leon Guerrero. “Words are not always enough, but Jeff, Lt. Governor Josh, and I send our condolences and sympathies to her friends and families.”

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.


Five CQA Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
The Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) has been notified that five employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The employees were assigned to the Port Authority of Guam (PAG) Customs field office. 

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) is conducting contact tracing and protocols were put in place for the isolation and quarantine of all those assigned to this office. The office has since been sanitized and disinfected. Officers and administrative support staff have been temporarily reassigned from other sections to ensure continued operations at the port. 


Additional Numbers for DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline
If you are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, please call your health care provider. If a patient does not have a regular health care provider, they can call any of the Community Health Centers or the DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline Phone Numbers listed below, to report symptoms and obtain guidance from clinicians, or call 311 and dial option number 1.

  • (671) 480-7859/83
  • (671) 685-0358
  • (671) 480-6760/3
  • (671) 998-4442/60/74/80
  • (671) 687-7321
  • (671) 687-6170 (ADA Dedicated Number)
 
The medical triage hotline is available Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

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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