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NEWS, INCLUDING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES FROM GHS/OCD
JIC RELEASE NO. 470 - Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order No. 2020-41
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- Posted on Date: 11/27/2020 04:15 pm
For information on COVID-19 cases, visit the official COVID-19 Situation Report and Dashboard at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/.
JIC RELEASE NO. 469 - Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues;One GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19;Two Customs Officers Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 11/27/2020 02:45 pm
For information on COVID-19 cases, visit the official COVID-19 Situation Report and Dashboard at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/.
Heavy Showers Expected; Flash Flood Watch, Small Craft Advisory Now in Effect; Avoid Dangerous Rip Currents
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- Posted on Date: 11/27/2020 09:45 am
The National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office Guam continue to monitor a large trade-wind disturbance located about 148 degrees east of Guam, bringing deepening moisture westward. Showers and thunderstorms moving through the region could bring locally heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding.
JIC RELEASE NO. 468 - Two COVID-19-Related Fatalities Reported; Results: 43 of 237 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 11/26/2020 06:15 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 110th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) at approximately 9:40 a.m. The patient was a 61-year-old male with underlying conditions that were further compounded by COVID-19. He was admitted to GMH on October 15, 2020 and was a known positive case.
JIC RELEASE NO. 467 - 109th COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported; Results: 50 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 11/25/2020 05:30 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 109th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) at approximately 11:02 a.m. The patient was a 65-year-old male with underlying conditions that were further compounded by COVID-19. He was admitted to GMH on October 22, 2020 and was a known positive case.
JIC RELEASE NO. 466 - Regulations Governing the Enforcement of Public Health Guidance Memoranda and Directives During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency EffectiveThursday, November 26, 2020
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- Posted on Date: 11/25/2020 11:45 am
Effective Thursday, November 26, 2020, in accordance with 10 GCA § 19802, the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), in coordination with the Guam Police Department (GPD), will begin the enforcement of DPHSS Guidance Memoranda and Directives during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency first declared by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero in Executive Order No. 2020-03 on March 14, 2020, and extended in several Executive Orders thereafter.
JIC RELEASE NO. 465 - 108th COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported
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- Posted on Date: 11/25/2020 10:30 am
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 108th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) at approximately 6:50 p.m last night. The patient was a 48-year-old male with underlying conditions that were further compounded by COVID-19. He tested positive on November 21 and was admitted to USNH on November 24, 2020.
JIC RELEASE NO. 464 - 107th COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported; Results: 53 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 11/24/2020 07:00 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 107th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) at approximately 12:15 a.m. The patient was a 55-year-old female with underlying conditions that were further compounded by COVID-19. She was admitted to GMH on November 8, 2020 and tested positive upon admission.
Earthquake Recorded
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- Posted on Date: 11/24/2020 10:45 am
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 that struck about 84 miles east northeast of Guam, with a depth of 76.1 km, at 10 a.m. (ChST).