JIC RELEASE NO. 289 - Cumulative Results: Seventy-Seven Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Two Additional GPD Officers Test Positive for COVID-19; COVID-19 Case Identified at Harry S. Truman Elementary School; - 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.

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 Tuesday, August 25, 2020:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Tuesday, August 25	Samples Tested on Monday, August 24	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 25)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 25, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	17	499	18,590	443
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	27	206	4,784	238
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	19	130	4,841	160
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	10	34	3,679	75
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	3	39	1,287	39
Private Clinics6	1	23	220	19
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable cases	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 7:55 PM, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020	Total Confirmed: 77	Total Samples Tested: 931	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 25): 33,418	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - August 25): 984

1Beginning March 26, 2020 3Beginning April 15, 2020 5Beginning April 30, 2020

2Beginning March 31, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020 6Beginning August 10, 2020

A total of 77 cases were reported today to the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS). Of the 77 newly confirmed cases, 20 cases were identified through contact tracing and one case reported recent travel from the United States and was identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 984 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 7 deaths, 429 not in isolation, and 548 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 823 are classified as civilians and 161 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS1

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 823

Military: 161

Stable: 521

Hospitalized2: 27

Released: 429

Deaths: 07

Female: 440

Male: 544

North: 495

Central: 235

South: 156

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 55

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 70

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine: 73

90+: 02

80-89: 11

70-79: 30

60-69: 90

50-59: 134

40-49: 134

30-39: 209

20-29: 254

10-19: 81

0-9: 39

1Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

2Hospitalization rate is based on intake numbers reported by GMH and USNH. This number may be subject to change.

3Some cases traveled to more than one country

Two Additional GPD Officers Test Positive for COVID-19

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, the Guam Police Department (GPD) was made aware of two police officers who had tested positive for COVID-19. The officers are currently in home isolation. The two officers are assigned to GPD’s specialized units and have minimal contact to the greater community. One of the officers who tested positive is temporarily assigned to GPD from another Government of Guam law enforcement agency.

With the recently confirmed two cases, a total of eleven police officers have now tested positive for COVID-19. GPD is working alongside DPHSS with ongoing contact tracing. GPD assures the community that all mitigation efforts are being done to prevent further spread of COVID-19 within the department. All GPD personnel who have been identified as close contacts with all confirmed positive cases are in home quarantine and await COVID-19 test results.

COVID-19 Case Identified at Harry S. Truman Elementary School

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE) is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing after a confirmed COVID-19 case was identified at Harry S. Truman Elementary School.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, the GDOE confirmed that an employee at Harry S. Truman Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing efforts are ongoing and close contacts of the confirmed case will be contacted directly by DPHSS.

A close contact is an individual who has come into face-to-face contact with a confirmed COVID-19 individual for at least 10 minutes or more and within six feet, or who has had direct contact with infectious secretions of the confirmed COVID-19 individual (e.g. being coughed on).

Areas of the Harry S. Truman Elementary campus have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting. Under the current executive order, GDOE employees are teleworking and will not have access to campuses until cleaning has been completed.

GIAA Confirms Second COVID-19 Case

The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) announces a second confirmed case of COVID-19 amongst GIAA office employees. The first confirmed case was reported on August 13, 2020.

GIAA is undertaking sanitization of work and office areas and temporary closure of GIAA spaces to ensure the safety and protection of all at the airport.

GIAA continues to effectuate measures to ensure the protection of the community by limiting entry into the terminal exclusively to GIAA-authorized employees, passengers and those providing GIAA-approved essential services. Along with mandatory face mask requirements, social distancing practices and good hygiene, GIAA is committed to maintaining a safe environment and will extend every effort to ensure the health and safety of the airport community. Airport operations remain unaffected.

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.

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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. 289 - Cumulative Results: Seventy-Seven Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Two Additional GPD Officers Test Positive for COVID-19; COVID-19 Case Identified at Harry S. Truman Elementary School;