JIC RELEASE NO. 426 - Cumulative Results: 53 Test Positive for COVID-19;Two GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 - GHS OCD

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

Cumulative Results
To date, there have been a total of 4,681 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 79 deaths, 1,936 cases in active isolation and 2,666 not in active isolation.

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Saturday, October 31 and reflects results from Friday, October 30:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Saturday, October 31	Samples Tested on Friday, October 30	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - October 30)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - October 31, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	53	423	33,143	2,448
Department of Defense (DoD)	N/A	N/A	7,940	549
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	N/A	N/A	8,740	733
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	5,772	334
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	N/A	N/A	4,119	247
Private Clinics	N/A	N/A	2,680	319
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
Probable Case	N/A	N/A	360	49
AS OF 4:30 PM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020	Total Confirmed: 53	Total Samples Tested: 423	Total Negative Tests: 62,771	Total COVID-19 Cases: 4,681

Two GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) received notification that two GDOE employees tested positive for COVID-19. These cases were identified at Agana Heights Elementary School and the GDOE Tiyan headquarters.

The GDOE is working closely with DPHSS to conduct contact tracing and any close contacts of the confirmed cases will be contacted directly. Areas of the campuses and offices will be cleaned and disinfected as needed. Hard copy packet and food distribution will not be interrupted.

GBHWC Crisis Hotline
The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBHWC) has a Crisis Hotline that is available 24/7 at (671) 647-8833/4. For those feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed or are needing to talk to someone, GBHWC has experienced providers available and ready to assist the community with any heightened stress and anxiety experienced as a result of COVID-19.

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.

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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. 426 - Cumulative Results: 53 Test Positive for COVID-19;Two GDOE Employees Test Positive for COVID-19