JIC RELEASE NO. 360 - Cumulative Results: 23 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; DPHSS Issues Addendum to Guidance Memo 2020-039; One Additional GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 - GHS OCD

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 Friday, September 25 and reflects results from Thursday, September 24:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Friday, September 25	Samples Tested on Thursday, September 24	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - September 25)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - September 25, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	9	394	24,406	1,067
Department of Defense (DoD)	1	12	6,598	458
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	9	56	6,671	373
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	2	32	4,740	191
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	1	37	2,554	116
Private Clinics	1	38	984	79
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
AS OF 5:10 PM, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020	Total Confirmed: 23	Total Samples Tested: 569	Total Negative Tests: 45,970	Total COVID-19 Cases: 2,286

Of the 23 newly reported cases, nine cases were identified through contact tracing.

To date, there have been a total of 2,286 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 39 deaths, 579 cases in active isolation, and 1,668 not in active isolation. Of those cases, 2,019 are classified as civilians and 267 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY2

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 2,019

Military: 267

Stable: 548

Hospitalized1:

GMH: 31

ICU: 11

GRMC: 0

ICU: 0

Naval Hospital: 0

Released: 1,668

Deaths: 39

Female: 1,029

Male: 1,257

North: 1,199

Central: 629

South: 343

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 52

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 22

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 114

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine3: 111

90+: 06

80-89: 26

70-79: 70

60-69: 190

50-59: 341

40-49: 345

30-39: 459

20-29: 543

10-19: 193

0-9: 113

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

2Some cases traveled to more than one country

3Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility

DPHSS Issues Addendum to Guidance Memo 2020-039
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) issued the following addendum to DPHSS Guidance Memorandum 2020-039 for businesses and services not authorized for on-site operations:

E. Businesses and Services Not Authorized for On-Site Operations.

16. Amusement sites and venues, including, but not limited to, amusement parks, game rooms, arcades, bingo events, internet cafes; and

17. Any other businesses not permitted to operate without express authorization from DPHSS.

For any questions, please contact the Division of Environmental Health 300-9579.

One Additional GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Friday, September 25, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that one additional employee from George Washington High School tested positive for COVID-19. This case was identified through contact tracing efforts.

The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing and close contacts of the confirmed case will be contacted directly by DPHSS. A close contact is an individual who has come in face-to-face contact with a confirmed COVID-19 individual for at least 10 minutes or more and within six feet, or who has had direct contact with infectious secretions of the confirmed COVID-19 individual (e.g. being coughed on).

Areas of the campus have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting as needed. 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.

Click Here to View DPHSS Guidance Memo 2020-039 PCOR1 (09-25-20)

Click Here to View DPHSS Guidance Memo 2020-039 - Addendum (Final 09.25.20)

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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. 360 - Cumulative Results: 23 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; DPHSS Issues Addendum to Guidance Memo 2020-039; One Additional GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19