JIC RELEASE NO. 442 - Cumulative Results: 181 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;DPR Employee 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 5,654 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 91 deaths, 1,896 cases in active isolation and 3,667 not in active isolation.

The Joint Information Center will now include the COVID Area Risk (CAR) Score per data available. As of November 10, 2020 the CAR Score is 23.5. The CAR Score accounts for the incidence of new cases, how well current testing identifies these cases, and the rate of spread. An ideal CAR Score for Guam would be 5.0 and below. To learn more about the CAR Score, visit Strive for Five.

Of the 181 new cases, 148 were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel, one 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, November 10 and reflects results from Monday, November 9:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Tuesday, November 10	Samples Tested on Monday, November 9	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - November 9)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - November 10, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	146	549	35,625	3,070
Department of Defense (DoD)	1	77	8,520	571
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	8	65	9,395	877
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	3	38	6,090	359
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	1	26	4,527	274
Private Clinics	18	97	3,315	399
Other Laboratories	0	0	N/A	2
Probable Case	4	53	716	102
AS OF 10:30 PM, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020	Total Confirmed: 181	Total Samples Tested: 905	Total Negative Tests: 68,205	Total COVID-19 Cases: 5,654

COVID HOSPITAL CENSUS	Guam Memorial Hospital	Guam Regional Medical City	U.S. Naval Hospital	TOTAL
COVID ADMISSION	69	3	5	77
IN ICU	15	1	3	19
ON VENTILATOR	10	0	2	12

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENCE

TRAVEL HISTORY1

AGE GROUP

EPI LINK TO COVID-19 CASE3

Stable: 1,819

Hospitalized: 77

Released: 3,667

Deaths: 91

Female: 2,465

Male: 3,189

North: 3,231

Central: 1,414

South: 663

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 83

U.S.: 192

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Mexico: 01

Philippines: 30

Singapore: 01

Identified in Quarantine2: 195

90+: 10

80-89: 41

70-79: 155

60-69: 448

50-59: 846

40-49: 971

30-39: 1,068

20-29: 1,205

10-19: 571

0-9: 339

Household: 1,464

Community: 830

Workplace: 808

Healthcare: 68

1Some cases traveled to more than one country

2Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility

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

DPR Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) main office in Hagåtña will be closed until further notice in light of a recent COVID-19 case among DPR staff. DPR was notified of the case on Tuesday and will be working with the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) to test identified close contacts.

Public parks and beaches remain open. Although there will be no disruption in burial services, patrons are requested to call the DPR cashier at 475-6348 to make an appointment.

GBHWC Crisis Hotline
The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBHWC) has a Crisis Hotline that is available 24/7 at (671) 647-8833/4. For those feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed or are needing to talk to someone, GBHWC has experienced providers available and ready to assist the community with any heightened stress and anxiety experienced as a result of COVID-19.

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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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. 442 - Cumulative Results: 181 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;DPR Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19