JIC RELEASE NO. 56 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; DPHSS Phone Calls Part of Contact Tracing - GHS OCD

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 38 individuals for COVID-19 on Sunday, April 5, 2020 with conclusive results. Seventeen (17) tested positive through DPHSS and 21 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Additional results will be provided later this evening once today’s test results are finalized.

Preliminary Profiles of Confirmed Cases
Most of Guam COVID-19 known positive cases have epidemiological links to other confirmed cases. Profiles of the 112 COVID-19 cases include two clinically diagnosed cases and reports of nine positive confirmed cases received from the U.S. Naval Hospital that were tested by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego. To date, a total of 110 cases tested positive and two were clinically diagnosed with 25 recoveries and four deaths. As this is an evolving situation, information is subject to change with little to no notice.

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY*

AGE GROUP

Stable: 63

Hospitalized: 21

Recovered: 22

Deaths: 4

Pending: 2

Female: 57

Male: 55

North: 54

Central: 38

South: 17

Homeless: 2

Pending: 1

Dubai: 2

Japan: 1

Philippines: 11

Singapore: 1

U.S.Mainland: 2

Hawaii: 3

*Some cases traveled to more than one country

90+: 1

80-89: 4

70-79: 9

60-69: 31

50-59: 19

40-49: 20

30-39: 11

20-29: 11

10-19: 5

0-9: 1

Residents Asked to Cooperate if Contacted by DPHSS
The community is asked to cooperate with DPHSS callers who are performing contact tracing. DPHSS officials will contact individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 or those who were reported as close contacts. These phone calls will be from a local landline or mobile phone number. Contact tracing calls are not a scam. DPHSS never asks for social security numbers, credit card, or banking information during these calls.

Call 311 for COVID-19 Related Inquiries

In order to address COVID-19 related inquiries, the Office of the Governor has launched a hotline for COVID-19 related inquiries. Local numbers can call 311 and be patched through the following menu:

Medical questions regarding COVID-19 (DPHSS Nurse Triage)

ADA Dedicated Number is (671) 687-6170

Operational daily, from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Report a business in violation of the Social Isolation Directive (Department of Revenue and Taxation)

Operational Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Report an individual in violation of the Social Isolation Directive (Guam Police Department)

Operational 24/7

Business owner with questions on economic relief (Guam Economic Development Authority)

Operational Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Employment and unemployment guidance (Department of Labor)

Operational Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Counseling Crisis Hotline (Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center)

Operational 24/7

General Inquiries (Joint Information Center)

Operational Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Callers from a non-local number can contact the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/9/10, operational Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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. 56 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; DPHSS Phone Calls Part of Contact Tracing