JIC RELEASE NO. 394 - Cumulative Results: 86 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of ConfirmeD Cases;CQA Office at Port Authority Closed Temporarily; SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for October 2020; One GDOE Worker Tests Positive for COVI

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

Cumulative Results

To date, there have been a total of 3,427 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 61 deaths, 1,072 cases in active isolation and 2,294 not in active isolation. Of those cases, 3,143 are classified as civilians and 284 are military service members. 

Of the 86 new cases, 32 were identified through contact tracing. Results from the Rapid Engagement Team’s outreach in Yigo will be reported tomorrow. 

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Thursday, October 15 and reflects results from Wednesday, October 14: 

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

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

2Some cases traveled to more than one country  

3Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility 

CQA Office at Port Authority Closed Temporarily
The Guam Customs and Quarantine (CQA) Office located at the Port Authority of Guam will be closed until further notice due to an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 today. 

CQA employees will not return to work until proper sanitization has been completed and cleared for re-entry of employees. CQA is working closely with the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) to conduct contact tracing and testing.

Customers requiring customs clearance will be accommodated at the Air Cargo Customs Terminal located in Tiyan. For more information, call the Cargo Office at 642-0873/74.

SNAP Supplemental Emergency Allotment Issuances for October 2020
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotment for the month of October  will be released on Friday, October 16, 2020. These benefits will be electronically loaded into the SNAP recipients’ EBT cards.

As a reminder, the law authorized the issuance of emergency supplemental benefits to households receiving SNAP up to the maximum allowable SNAP monthly benefit for a household’s size. Calculation is based on the number of eligible household members. Households that already received the maximum benefit for their household’s size will not receive an additional emergency allotment.

For any questions or additional information, please contact the following numbers:

• BES North (Dededo) at (671) 635-7488/635-7484/635-7439/635-7396/635-7429

• BES Central (RAN-Care) at (671) 300-8853/300-8854/300-8850/300-8865

One GDOE Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) confirmed that one individual from George Washington High School (GWHS) tested positive for COVID-19. This case was identified through contact tracing efforts. The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing and any close contacts of the confirmed case will be contacted directly by DPHSS. 

Areas of GWHS will be identified for cleaning and disinfecting as needed. Employees will not have access to these areas until cleaning has been completed. Food distribution will continue uninterrupted. Due to ongoing contact tracing, GWHS is postponing next week’s hard copy packet distribution.

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.