JIC RELEASE NO. 315-Cumulative Results: Forty-five Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases;Update: Older Adults, People with Serious Chronic Medical Conditions are Most at Risk for Serious Complications and Death Due to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

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 information on COVID-19 cases, visit the COVID-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/. The COVID-19 Dashboard is updated on business days.

Cumulative Results
The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Wednesday, September 9 and reflects results from Tuesday, September 8:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Wednesday, September 9	Samples Tested on Tuesday, September 8	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - September 9)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - September 9, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	26	403	21,841	762
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	3	54	5,949	423
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	7	67	5,874	286
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	6	44	4,203	147
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	0	37	1,981	85
Private Clinics6	3	78	472	53
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
AS OF 8:45 PM, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020	Total Confirmed: 45	Total Samples Tested: 683	Total Negative Tests: 40,337	Total COVID-19 Cases: 1,758

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 45 newly confirmed cases, 25 cases were identified through contact tracing and four cases reported recent travel from the U.S. and were identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 1,758 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 20 deaths, 1,042 not in isolation, and 696 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 1,514 are classified as civilians and 244 are military service members.

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian: 1,514

Military: 244

Stable: 639

Hospitalized1:

GMH: 53

ICU: 13

GRMC: 2

Naval Hospital: 2

Released2: 1,042

Deaths: 20

Female: 783

Male: 975

North: 899

Central: 460

South: 291

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 52

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 20

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 103

Mexico: 01

Identified in Quarantine4: 100

90+: 05

80-89: 21

70-79: 52

60-69: 150

50-59: 260

40-49: 248

30-39: 365

20-29: 426

10-19: 148

0-9: 83

1Hospitalization rate is based on intake numbers reported to the JIC. This number may be subject to change.

2Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

3Some cases traveled to more than one country

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

Seven Additional GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that seven total additional employees tested positive for COVID-19. Two cases were identified at the GDOE Tiyan offices, one from Tamuning Elementary School and four from F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School. All seven were identified through contact tracing efforts.

The GDOE is working closely with the Department of Public Health and Social Services (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 offices have been identified for cleaning and disinfecting as needed. GDOE employees will not have access to these areas until cleaning has been completed.

Update: Older Adults, People with Serious Chronic Medical Conditions are Most at Risk for Serious Complications and Death Due to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Older adults and individuals with serious chronic medical conditions are most at risk for serious complications and death due to COVID-19. Serious chronic medical conditions include:

Heart disease
Diabetes
Lung disease
Obesity
Immunocompromised conditions (e.g. cancer, lupus)
Chronic liver disease
Chronic renal disease
Neurologic or neurodevelopmental condition
Current or former smoking

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.