JIC RELEASE NO. 231 - Cumulative Results: Four Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2020-29; Expanded COVID-19 Testing Continues - GHS OCD

COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The Joint Information Center will report cumulative COVID-19 test results once a day, unless unavailable.

The Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) will be closed on Tuesday, July 21, in observance of Liberation Day. There will be no tests run on Tuesday. The GPHL will reopen on Wednesday, July 22. Physicians are reminded to follow storage requirements by ensuring specimens are refrigerated at 2-8°C.

For updated information on COVID-19 cases on Guam, visit the COVID-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/.

Cumulative Results
The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results for Monday, July 20, 2020:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Monday, July 20	Samples Tested (July 17-18)	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - July 20)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - July 20, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	0	97	10,124	195
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	4	40	2,377	66
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	0	86	2,694	42
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	0	96	2,434	8
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	0	0	606	0
Probable cases	0	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 12:10 PM, MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020	Total Confirmed: 4	Total Samples Tested: 319	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - July 20): 18,252	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - July 20): 319

1Beginning March 26, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020

2Beginning March 31, 2020 5Beginning April 30, 2020

3Beginning April 15, 2020

Four cases tested positive from the Department of Defense (DoD). Two reported recent travel from the continental US and were identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 319 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths, 235 released from isolation, and 79 active cases. Of those cases, 270 are classified as civilians and 49 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS*

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY**

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 270

Military: 49

Stable: 76

Hospitalized: 03

Released: 235

Deaths: 05

Female: 147

Male: 172

North: 173

Central: 69

South: 32

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 41

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 13

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 16

Mexico: 01

90+: 01

80-89: 07

70-79: 17

60-69: 48

50-59: 48

40-49: 56

30-39: 56

20-29: 57

10-19: 22

0-9: 07

*Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

**Some cases traveled to more than one country

DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2020-29
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) issued Guidance Memo 2020-29 relative to businesses and organizations authorized to operate during Pandemic Condition of Readiness (PCOR) 3. Guidance Memo 2020-29 outlines the minimum requirements for the opening of all businesses, with the exception of senior centers and organized sports leagues, tournaments, and events, during PCOR 3.

Expanded COVID-19 Testing Continues
DPHSS, in collaboration with the Government of Guam, the Mayors Council of Guam, private, and federal agencies, continues expanded COVID-19 testing.

Testing is free and open to the public while supplies last. No symptoms are needed to qualify for testing. If your village is not listed, please proceed to a neighboring village for testing. Please bring an ID, if one is available. The expanded testing schedule is as follows:

COVID-19 Drive-Through/Walk-In Testing:

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Tamuning Elementary School
Thursday, July 23, 2020, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Asan-Maina Mayor’s Office

If you are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, please call your health care provider. If a patient does not have a regular health care provider, they can call any of the Community Health Centers or the DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline phone numbers listed below to report symptoms and obtain guidance from clinicians, or call 311 and dial option number 1.

(671) 480-7859
(671) 480-6760/3
(671) 480-7883
(671) 687-6170 (ADA Dedicated Number)

The DPHSS Central Public Health Clinic located in Barrigada Heights has relocated its operations to the Northern Region Community Health Center (CHC) in Dededo effective today. The Northern and Southern CHCs operate Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DPHSS GUIDANCE MEMO 2020-29 PCOR3 Minimum Requirements (07-20-20)

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.

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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. 231 - Cumulative Results: Four Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;DPHSS Issues Guidance Memo 2020-29; Expanded COVID-19 Testing Continues