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.
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JIC RELEASE NO. 465 - 108th COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported
- Press Release
- 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).
JIC RELEASE NO. 463 - Results for November 20-22: 53 Test Positive for COVID-19; BBMR Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 11/23/2020 08:30 pm
To date, there have been a total of 6,602 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 106 deaths, 1,605 cases in active isolation and 4,846 not in active isolation.
Press Release: Impassable Roadway Reported, Seek Alternate Routes
- Press Release
- Posted on Date: 11/23/2020 04:00 pm
The National Weather Service (NWS) Guam Weather Forecast Office issued a flash flood warning for Guam until 3:30p.m. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring within the warned area.
Press Release: Flash Flood Warning Now in Effect
- Press Release
- Posted on Date: 11/23/2020 03:30 pm
The National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office Guam upgraded the flood advisory to a flash flood warning, in effect for Guam until 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, which means flooding is occurring or imminent.
JIC RELEASE NO. 462 - Sixty-Two Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19; Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues
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- Posted on Date: 11/23/2020 03:30 pm
The Department of Corrections (DOC) confirms an additional 62 positive cases of COVID-19 among its prisoner population. To date, there have been a total of 164 confirmed cases among the prisoner population, 24 of whom have recovered.
NWS Issue Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Thunderstorm, Flood Advisory in Effect
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- Posted on Date: 11/23/2020 12:45 pm
The National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office Guam issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Guam.
JIC RELEASE NO. 461 - Two COVID-19-Related Fatalities Reported;Results: 73 of 248 Test Positive for COVID-19;Rapid Engagement Team Completes Community Outreach in NCS & Piga, Dededo
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- Posted on Date: 11/22/2020 04:30 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 105th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) at approximately 11 a.m. on November 21, 2020. The patient was a 59-year-old male with underlying conditions that were further compounded by COVID-19. He was admitted to USNH on October 31, 2020 and tested positive upon admission.