JIC RELEASE NO. 399 - Cumulative Results: 79 Test Positive for COVID-19;COVID-19 Community Outreach Held in Yigo; One GDOE Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19 - GHS OCD

For information on COVID-19 cases, visit the official COVID-19 Situation Report and Dashboard at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/.

Cumulative Results
To date, there have been a total of 3,617 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 63 deaths, 1,257 cases in active isolation and 2,297 not in active isolation.

Results include Friday’s Rapid Engagement Team outreach in Yigo.

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Saturday, October 17 and reflects results from Friday, October 16:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Saturday, October 17	Samples Tested on Friday, October 16	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - October 16)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - October 17, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	79	558	29,405	1,897
Department of Defense (DoD)	N/A	N/A	7,353	499
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	N/A	N/A	7,704	582
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	5,345	267
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	3,382	176
Private Clinics	N/A	N/A	1,836	183
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable Case	N/A	N/A	21	11
AS OF 3:05 PM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020	Total Confirmed: 79	Total Samples Tested: 558	Total Negative Tests: 55,063	Total COVID-19 Cases: 3,617

COVID-19 Community Outreach Held in Yigo
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), in partnership with the Yigo Mayor’s Office, FSM Consulate Office, and FSM Association of Guam, held a COVID-19 Community Outreach in the village of Yigo from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, October 17 at the Yigo Gym. COVID-19 testing was open to 200 pre-registered individuals. A total of 154 samples were collected from today’s outreach.

One GDOE Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19
On Friday, October 16, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that one individual from Price Elementary 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 any close contacts of the confirmed case will be contacted directly by DPHSS.

Areas of the campus will be identified for cleaning and disinfecting as needed. Employees will not have access to these areas until cleaning has been completed. Hard copy packet and food distribution will continue uninterrupted.

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.

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. 399 - Cumulative Results: 79 Test Positive for COVID-19;COVID-19 Community Outreach Held in Yigo; One GDOE Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19