Five (5) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 145 tests performed on Friday, December 18, 2020.
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JIC RELEASE NO. 498 - Results: 10 of 415 Test Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 12/18/2020 07:45 pm
Ten (10) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 415 tests performed on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Three (3) cases were identified through contact tracing. One (1) case reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
NWS Advisories in Effect; Avoid Hazardous Seas and Dangerous Rip Currents
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- Posted on Date: 12/18/2020 11:00 am
A high risk of rip currents remains in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan through Thursday night. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore. Dangerous rip currents are expected along east facing reefs.
JIC RELEASE NO. 497 - DPHSS Phase 1a Vaccination Continues Through Saturday; Phase 1a Group Encouraged to Participate
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- Posted on Date: 12/17/2020 11:00 pm
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) will continue Phase 1a vaccinations on Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19 at Okkodo High School in Dededo, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The school cafeteria and gymnasium are set up as a temporary vaccination clinic. The initial doses will be administered through closed points of dispensing (PODs).
JIC RELEASE NO. 496 - Results: 15 of 523 Test Positive for COVID-19; GPD Trained to Test for COVID-19; One GDOE Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 12/17/2020 06:00 pm
Fifteen (15) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 523 tests performed on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. No new cases were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 495 - Results: 19 of 319 Test Positive for COVID-19;DPHSS Issues Physicians Advisory On Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
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- Posted on Date: 12/16/2020 06:45 pm
Nineteen (19) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 319 tests performed on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Two (2) cases were identified through contact tracing. Three (3) cases reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 494 - Guam Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccines
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- Posted on Date: 12/15/2020 09:45 pm
Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) Director Arthur San Agustin announced the arrival in Guam of the first 3,900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The doses were sent as part of the initial nationwide shipments that followed the Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 12.
JIC RELEASE NO. 493 - Results: 12 of 484 Test Positive for COVID-19;SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for December 2020
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- Posted on Date: 12/15/2020 06:30 pm
Twelve (12) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 484 tests performed on Monday, December 14, 2020. Three (3) cases were identified through contact tracing. Three (3) cases reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.
JIC RELEASE NO. 492 - DPHSS Anticipates Arrival of First Vaccine Order by End of Week;DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo No. 2020-45
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- Posted on Date: 12/14/2020 08:45 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. 491 - 119th COVID-19-Related Fatality Reported; Results: 31 of 1,165 Test Positive for COVID-19; Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order No. 2020-43;Firefighter Tests Positive for COVID-19
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- Posted on Date: 12/14/2020 07:30 pm
The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam’s 119th COVID-19-related fatality occurred on December 9, 2020 at approximately 5:22 a.m. The patient was a 44-year-old male with underlying conditions and expired at home. He was a known COVID-19 case.