JIC RELEASE NO. 295 - Cumulative Results: 55 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Six More 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 officially reported to the Joint Information Center on Friday, August 28, 2020 and reflects results from Thursday, August 27, 2020:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Friday, August 28	Samples Tested on Thursday, August 27	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 28)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 28, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	19	283	19,761	569
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	22	137	5,127	325
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	4	45	5,159	208
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	6	44	3,813	98
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	1	48	1,500	52
Private Clinics6	3	13	262	25
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable cases	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 8:35 PM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020	Total Confirmed: 55	Total Samples Tested: 570	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - August 28): 35,639	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - August 28): 1,287

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 55 newly reported cases, 26 cases were identified through contact tracing.

To date, there have been a total of 1,287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 10 deaths, 488 not in isolation, and 789 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 1,095 are classified as civilians and 192 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS1

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 1,095

Military: 192

Stable: 753

Hospitalized2: 36

Released: 488

Deaths: 10

Female: 574

Male: 713

North: 644

Central: 312

South: 200

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 55

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 79

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine4: 82

90+: 05

80-89: 15

70-79: 41

60-69: 121

50-59: 188

40-49: 166

30-39: 264

20-29: 322

10-19: 111

0-9: 54

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. This number may be subject to change.

3Some cases traveled to more than one country

4Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility

Six More GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

On Friday, August 28, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that six additional employees tested positive for COVID-19. One case was identified at Marcial Sablan Elementary School, Tiyan High School, John F. Kennedy High School, the GDOE Tiyan headquarters, and two cases were identified at Simon Sanchez High School. Five of the six were identified through contact tracing.

The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing 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 campuses and GDOE district office have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting. 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. 295 - Cumulative Results: 55 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases; Six More GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19