JIC RELEASE NO. 434 - Cumulative Results: 101 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases - GHS OCD

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 5,004 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 85 deaths, 1,567 cases in active isolation and 3,352 not in active isolation.

Of the 101 new cases, 21 were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel from the United States and were identified in quarantine.

The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Thursday, November 5 and reflects results from Wednesday, November 4:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Thursday, November 5	Samples Tested on Wednesday, November 4	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - November 4)	Total Reported Cases (March 12 - November 5, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	40	353	34,007	2,554
Department of Defense (DoD)	4	57	8,277	565
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)	39	102	9,173	834
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory	3	37	5,961	349
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory	0	0	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory	3	60	4,360	266
Private Clinics	12	87	3,064	361
Other Laboratories	0	N/A	N/A	2
Probable Case	0	15	604	73
AS OF 10:30 PM, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020	Total Confirmed: 101	Total Samples Tested: 711	Total Negative Tests: 65,463	Total COVID-19 Cases: 5,004

COVID HOSPITAL CENSUS	Guam Memorial Hospital	Guam Regional Medical City	U.S. Naval Hospital	TOTAL
COVID ADMISSION	77	8	5	90
IN ICU	12	6	2	20
ON VENTILATOR	6	4	1	11

Profiles of Confirmed Cases

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENCE

TRAVEL HISTORY1

AGE GROUP

EPI LINK TO COVID-19 CASE3

Stable: 1,477

Hospitalized: 90

Released: 3,352

Deaths: 85

Female: 2,336

Male: 2,668

North: 2,722

Central: 1,337

South: 627

Homeless: 04

Non-resident: 68

U.S.: 184

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Mexico: 01

Philippines: 29

Singapore: 01

Identified in Quarantine2: 186

90+: 10

80-89: 40

70-79: 143

60-69: 411

50-59: 719

40-49: 756

30-39: 921

20-29: 1,137

10-19: 546

0-9: 321

Household: 1,397

Community: 812

Workplace: 430

Healthcare: 67

1Some cases traveled to more than one country

2Includes home/self-quarantine and quarantine in a Government of Guam facility

3 Some cases have more than one link to other COVID-19 cases.

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.

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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. 434 - Cumulative Results: 101 Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases