JIC RELEASE NO. 402 - Cumulative Results: 58 Test Positive for COVID-19; Rapid Engagement Team Continues Community Outreach in Gil Baza and Zero Down Monday; GHURA Section 8 Office Closed on Monday; DRT Employee Tests Positive, No Interruption in Services - 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 3,675 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 66 deaths, 1,315 cases in active isolation and 2,297 not in active isolation.

Results include Saturday’s COVID-19 Community Outreach at the Yigo Gym. Of the 155 samples collected, 33 were positive for COVID-19.

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Sunday, October 18 and reflects results from Saturday, October 17:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Sunday, October 18	Samples Tested on Saturday, October 17	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - October 18)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - October 18, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	58	288	29,635	1,955
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 9:30 PM, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2020	Total Confirmed: 58	Total Samples Tested: 288	Total Negative Tests: 55,293	Total COVID-19 Cases: 3,675

Rapid Engagement Team Outreach in Gil Baza and Zero Down
The Department of Public Health and Social Services’ (DPHSS) Rapid Engagement Team (RET), in partnership with the Office of the Governor, Yigo Mayor’s Office, Yona Mayor’s Office, FSM Consulate Office, State Surgeon Cell, Guam Homeland Security, Guam National Guard, Department of Public Works, Guam Fire Department, Guam Police Department, and other agencies, will be returning to the subdivisions of Gil Baza and Zero Down in Yigo for its third day of offering free COVID-19 to residents who live there.

The mission of RET is to visit all the homes and engage the residents in the two subdivisions. While there, RET nurses and support staff visit residents in their homes and offer COVID-19 testing as well as other wraparound services, such as supplies and educational material.

The following is a breakdown of results for the Rapid Engagement Team Outreach in Gil Baza and Zero Down:

Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 16

Total samples collected: 124 Total samples collected: 167

Positive: 48 Positive: 33

Negative: 76 Negative: 134

GHURA Section 8 Office Closed on Monday
The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) Section 8 office will be closed on Monday, October 19, due to an employee who recently tested positive for COVID-19. GHURA’s internal contact tracing is underway, and all other employees identified as close contacts through this effort will be tested. Affected areas of GHURA are scheduled for cleaning and disinfection. Operations will resume on Tuesday.

DRT Employee Tests Positive, No Interruption in Services
The Department of Revenue and Taxation (DRT) will continue operations this week, despite an employee who tested positive for COVID-19. Working with DPHSS, DRT previously instituted alternating work group schedules, often referred to as “bubbles,” to comply with health and safety protocols. This has helped ensure continuity of services in the event of potential or actual exposure.

The affected employee, as well as identified close contacts, will not return to work until given clearance from DPHSS. Impacted areas have been sanitized and disinfected and cleared for re-entry. In accordance with Executive Order 2020-34, services continue by appointment only. For more information, visit the Guam DRT COVID-19 Services Series.

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. 402 - Cumulative Results: 58 Test Positive for COVID-19; Rapid Engagement Team Continues Community Outreach in Gil Baza and Zero Down Monday; GHURA Section 8 Office Closed on Monday; DRT Employee Tests Positive, No Interruption in Services