JIC RELEASE NO. 313 - Cumulative Results: Forty-three Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases - 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 following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Tuesday, September 8 and reflects results from Friday, September 4 - Monday, September 7:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Tuesday, September 8	New Tests Reported on Tuesday, September 8	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - September 8)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - September 8, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	0	59	21,464	736
Samples tested from September 5 - 7
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	3	230	5,898	420
Samples tested from September 4 - 7
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	14	174	5,814	279
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	15	132	4,165	141
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	6	175	1,944	85
Private Clinics6	5	25	397	50
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
AS OF 9:20 PM, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020	Total Confirmed: 43	Total Samples Tested: 795	Total Negative Tests: 39,699	Total COVID-19 Cases: 1,713

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

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

Today, a total of 43 cases were officially reported to the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS).

The following is a breakdown of results from September 4–7: 43 cases tested positive at DPHSS, 15 tested positive at Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), 14 tested positive at Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS), 11 tested positive at Department of Defense (DoD), six tested positive at Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC), two tested positive at American Medical Center (AMC), two tested positive at One Love Pediatrics, and one tested positive at Guam Radiology Consultants. This includes 51 confirmed cases previously reported by the Joint Information Center (JIC) on Saturday, September 5. A follow-up positive test was previously reported as a positive case in error and was removed from the overall count.

Thirty-five (35) cases were identified through contact tracing. Two cases reported recent travel from the U.S. and were identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 1,713 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 19 deaths, 951 not in isolation, and 743 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 1,472 are classified as civilians and 241 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 1,472

Military: 241

Stable: 689

Hospitalized1:

GMH: 50

ICU: 14

GRMC: 2

Naval Hospital: 2

Released2: 951

Deaths: 19

Female: 757

Male: 956

North: 876

Central: 446

South: 289

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 52

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 99

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine4: 95

90+: 05

80-89: 21

70-79: 51

60-69: 148

50-59: 257

40-49: 242

30-39: 353

20-29: 414

10-19: 144

0-9: 78

1Hospitalization rate is based on intake numbers reported to the JIC. This number may be subject to change.

2Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

3Some cases traveled to more than one country

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

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. 313 - Cumulative Results: Forty-three Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases