JIC RELEASE NO. 291 - Cumulative Results: One Hundred Thirty-Six Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; One Additional COVID-19 Case Confirmed at PAG; Four Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 - 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 Wednesday, August 26, 2020:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Wednesday, August 26	Samples Tested on Tuesday, August 25	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 26)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 26, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	70	522	19,042	513
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	37	134	4,881	275
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	13	142	4,970	173
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	8	55	3,726	83
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	7	77	1,357	46
Private Clinics6	1	22	241	20
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable cases	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 9:35 PM, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020	Total Confirmed: 136	Total Samples Tested: 952	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 26): 34,234	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - August 26): 1,120

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

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

Of the 136 newly confirmed cases, 37 cases were identified through contact tracing and nine cases reported recent travel from the US and were identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 1,120 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 9 deaths, 435 not in isolation, and 676 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 949 are classified as civilians and 171 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS1

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 949

Military: 171

Stable: 650

Hospitalized2: 26

Released: 435

Deaths: 09

Female: 501

Male: 619

North: 565

Central: 282

South: 163

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 55

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 79

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine: 82

90+: 03

80-89: 12

70-79: 35

60-69: 106

50-59: 156

40-49: 151

30-39: 237

20-29: 276

10-19: 100

0-9: 44

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

One Additional COVID-19 Case Confirmed at PAG
The Port Authority of Guam (PAG) was notified on August 25 that one additional PAG employee tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the agency’s total to four COVID-19 cases. The newly confirmed case has no reported connection to any of the three previously reported PAG cases.

The Port Contact Tracing Team has been aggressive in immediately identifying potentially exposed Port employees and coordinating their testing with the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS). Working with DPHSS, contact tracing efforts for the newly confirmed case is ongoing and the area where the recently confirmed case works has been deep cleaned. Contact tracing efforts for the previous three cases reported has been completed. The Port has been working closely with DPHSS to coordinate testing of all employees identified by immediate contact tracing efforts. As of this morning, a total of 129 PAG employees have been tested.

Four Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE) is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing after a confirmed COVID-19 case was identified at John F. Kennedy High School (JFKHS), Okkodo High School (OHS), and two COVID-19 cases were identified at the GDOE headquarters in Tiyan.

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the GDOE confirmed that four additional employees tested positive for COVID-19. Three of the four were identified through contact tracing. The contact tracing effort is ongoing and close contacts of the confirmed cases will be contacted directly by DPHSS.

A close contact is an individual who has come in 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 school campuses and GDOE district office have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting. Under the current executive order, GDOE employees are teleworking and will not have access to these areas until cleaning has been completed.

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. 291 - Cumulative Results: One Hundred Thirty-Six Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; One Additional COVID-19 Case Confirmed at PAG; Four Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19