The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), in partnership with the Office of the Governor, Mayors’ Council of Guam (MCOG), Guam Department of Labor (GDOL), Guam Fire Department (GFD), Guam Police Department (GPD), University of Guam (UOG) School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the Serve Guam Commission - Americorps Guam Program, will continue its COVID-19 vaccination clinic for part of Phase 1b on Wednesday, December 30 and Thursday, December 31 at Okkodo High School in Dededo. The school cafeteria and gymnasium has been set up as a temporary vaccination clinic.
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JIC RELEASE NO. 513 - Results: 12 of 358 Tests Positive for COVID-19; Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order No. 2020-46
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- Posted on Date: 12/29/2020 05:15 pm
Twelve (12) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 358 tests performed on Monday, December 28, 2020. Eleven (11) cases were identified through contact tracing.
JIC RELEASE NO. 512 - Results: 11 of 559 Tests Positive for COVID-19;Food Commodities Distribution through Village Mayors ContinuesRegistration for Vaccinations Continue through Village Mayors
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- Posted on Date: 12/28/2020 06:15 pm
Eleven (11) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 559 tests performed by the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) on Sunday, December 27, 2020, and tests from additional labs from Friday, December 24 to Sunday, December 27. Two (2) cases were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 511 - Results: One of 94 Tests Positive for COVID-19; Moderna Vaccines Arrive on Guam; VAPPC to Meet Monday, December 28;Registration for Vaccinations Continue through Village Mayors
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- Posted on Date: 12/27/2020 07:30 pm
One (1) new case of COVID-19 was identified out of 94 tests performed on Saturday, December 26, 2020.
JIC RELEASE NO. 510 - Results: One of 62 Tests Positive for COVID-19;Registration for Vaccinations Continue through Village Mayors
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- Posted on Date: 12/26/2020 09:15 pm
One (1) new case of COVID-19 was identified out of 62 tests performed on Friday, December 25, 2020.
JIC RELEASE NO. 509 - Results: 2 of 141 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 12/25/2020 06:45 pm
Two (2) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 141 tests performed on Thursday, December 24, 2020.
JIC RELEASE NO. 508 - Results: 9 of 303 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 12/24/2020 07:00 pm
Nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 303 tests performed on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. One (1) case was identified through contact tracing.
JIC RELEASE NO. 507 - DPHSS COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Monday, December 28 – Wednesday, December 30;DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2020-47
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- Posted on Date: 12/24/2020 05:00 pm
At the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and in consultation with the Vaccine and Antiviral Prioritization Policy Committee (VAPPC), the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) will now include elderly adults ages 75 years and older in the Phase 1b priority group to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 506 - Results: 19 of 469 Test Positive for COVID-19; Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order No. 2020-45
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- Posted on Date: 12/23/2020 07:00 pm
Nineteen (19) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 469 tests performed on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Twelve (12) cases were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 505 - 121st COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported; Results: 27 of 747 Test Positive for COVID-19; GFD Dispatcher Tests Positive for COVID-19; Exemption Request From Government Quarantine Must Be Made Online
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- Posted on Date: 12/22/2020 05:30 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 121st COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) on December 22, 2020 at approximately 11:16 a.m. The patient was a 66-year-old male with underlying conditions. He was admitted to GMH on December 3, 2020 and a known positive case.