JIC RELEASE NO. 418 - Cumulative Results: 82 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;Three GDOE Employees Test 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 4,418 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 75 deaths, 1,732 cases in active isolation and 2,611 not in active isolation.

Of the 82 new cases, 26 were identified through contact tracing. Three cases reported recent travel--two from the United States and one from the Philippines and were identified in quarantine.

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Tuesday, October 27 and reflects results from Monday, October 26:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Tuesday, October 27	Samples Tested on Monday, October 26	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - October 26)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - October 27, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	39	319	31,991	2,293
Department of Defense (DoD)	7	44	7,790	535
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	5	9	8,450	698
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	6	37	5,665	325
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	2	35	3,926	237
Private Clinics	17	140	2,515	294
Other Laboratories	0	0	N/A	2
Probable Case	6	7	273	34
AS OF 7:30 PM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020	Total Confirmed: 82	Total Samples Tested: 591	Total Negative Tests: 60,627	Total COVID-19 Cases: 4,418

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENCE

TRAVEL HISTORY2

AGE GROUP

EPI LINK TO COVID-19 CASE4

Stable: 1,651

Hospitalized1:

GMH: 78

ICU: 15
Ventilator: 5

GRMC: 2

ICU: 1

USNH: 1
ICU: 0

Released: 2,611

Deaths: 75

Female: 2,077

Male: 2,341

North: 2,412

Central: 1,193

South: 543

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 61

U.S.: 156

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Mexico: 01

Philippines: 28

Singapore: 01

Identified in Quarantine3: 157

90+: 09

80-89: 35

70-79: 130

60-69: 366

50-59: 621

40-49: 649

30-39: 821

20-29: 1,023

10-19: 481

0-9: 283

Household: 1,230

Community: 783

Workplace: 384

Healthcare: 66

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

4 Some cases have more than one link to other COVID-19 cases.

Three GDOE Employees Test Positive For COVID-19

On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that three GDOE employees from Finegayan Elementary School, Jose Rios Middle School and Okkodo High School tested positive for COVID-19. All three cases were identified through contact tracing efforts. The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing and any close contacts of the confirmed cases will be contacted directly.

Areas of the campuses have been cleaned and disinfected as needed. 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.

COVID-19 Surveillance Sit Rep 102720.pdf

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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. 418 - Cumulative Results: 82 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;Three GDOE Employees Test Positive For COVID-19