JIC RELEASE NO. 206 - End of Day Results: Two Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS, Four Confirmed Cases from DLS, One Confirmed Case from DoD; Governor Signs Executive Order 2020-22 - GHS OCD

COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The cumulative total from all labs will be reported on a nightly basis, unless unavailable. The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results for Monday, June 29, 2020:

Laboratory	Confirmed on Monday, June 29	Samples Tested (June 29)	Samples Tested (June 26-28)	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - June 29)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - June 29, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	2	65	847	7,199	175
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)¹/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam²	1	N/A	65	1,689	52
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)²	4	N/A	280	1,624	15
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory³	0	N/A	96	1,729	5
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory⁴	0	N/A	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory⁵	0	N/A	30	401	0
Probable cases	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 9:20 PM, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020	Total Confirmed: 7	Total Samples Tested: 65	Total Samples Tested: 1,318	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - June 29): 12,659	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - June 29): 255

1Beginning March 26, 2020
2Beginning March 31, 2020
³Beginning April 15, 2020
⁴Beginning April 23, 2020
⁵Beginning April 30, 2020

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 65 individuals for COVID-19 on Monday, June 29, 2020 with conclusive results. Two tested positive through DPHSS and 63 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Four cases tested positive at Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS) and one case tested positive at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH), Guam. These five additional cases were reported earlier today.

To date, there have been a total of 255 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths, 179 released from isolation, and 71 active cases. Of those cases, 213 are classified as civilians, and 42 are military service members.

Governor Signs Executive Order 2020-22
Today, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed Executive Order (EO) 2020-22, relative to extending the public health emergency declared to respond to COVID-19. The public health emergency is now set to expire on July 30, 2020.

EO 2020-22 also allows for DPHSS to implement quarantine protocols regarding the conditions for entry into Guam. Such quarantine will be administered in accordance with applicable Public Health Guidance, which may include a requirement that individuals arriving from designated “high risk areas” and without negative COVID-19 test results no more than seventy two (72) hours prior to arrival be quarantined at a government qualified facility.

Guam remains at Pandemic Condition of Readiness (PCOR) 2, and EO 2020-22 does not lift any additional restrictions.

For the latest information on COVID-19, visit dphss.guam.gov or guamrecovery.com. For inquiries on COVID-19, contact 311 through a local number, or call the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

Click Here to View EO 2020-22 - Relative to Extending the Public Health Emergency Declared to Respond to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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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. 206 - End of Day Results: Two Test Positive for COVID-19 by DPHSS, Four Confirmed Cases from DLS, One Confirmed Case from DoD; Governor Signs Executive Order 2020-22