JIC RELEASE NO. 480 - Results: 27 of 610 Test Positive for COVID-19;Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues - GHS OCD

Results: 27 Test Positive for COVID-19
To date, there have been a total of 7,004 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 113 deaths, 835 cases in active isolation and 6,056 not in active isolation.

As of December 6, 2020, the COVID Area Risk (CAR) Score is 2.0 and will be recalculated once reports from all participating labs are up to date. The CAR Score accounts for the incidence of new cases, how well current testing identifies these cases, and the rate of spread. Guam’s ideal CAR Score is 5.0 and below. To learn more about the CAR Score, visit Strive for Five.

The following tables provide COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center (JIC) on Sunday, December 6 and reflects results from Saturday, December 5:

COVID-19 CASE COUNT	TOTAL	NEW CASES REPORTED TODAY	PAST 7 DAYS
COVID-19 CASES:	7,004	27	N/A
CONFIRMED CASES:	N/A	N/A	N/A
PROBABLE CASES:	N/A	N/A	N/A

COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON GUAM	TOTAL	NEW DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REPORTED TODAY	PERCENT POSITIVE
COVID-19 TESTS	90,087	610	7.8%
MOLECULAR TESTS	N/A	N/A	N/A
ANTIGEN TEST	N/A	N/A	N/A

COVID HOSPITAL CENSUS	Guam Memorial Hospital	Guam Regional Medical City	U.S. Naval Hospital	TOTAL
COVID ADMISSION	28	5	0	33
IN ICU	8	2	0	10
ON VENTILATOR	5	1	0	6

Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues
The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), State Agency for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Nutrition Service (FNS), continues the distribution of food commodities through each mayor at the village level. Village distribution will be conducted via drive-through or door-to-door delivery. Recipients will receive one bag of TEFAP food commodities per household that may include elbow macaroni, split peas, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, canned pears, mixed fruit, canned beef, canned pork or canned chicken, instant milk, kidney beans, oat circle cereal, banana chips, and only village drive-through distributions will receive frozen orange juice.

Food commodities will be distributed on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. Commodity distribution in each village will be available to village constituents only and residents should call their respective mayor’s office for more information. Participants are reminded to wear a mask, maintain physical distancing, and follow all traffic directions and signage.

Village Mayor’s distribution schedule for next week is as follows:

Distribution Date	Village	Distribution Method	No. of Bags
Dec. 7, 2020	Inarajan	Drive-through at the Inarajan Mayor’s Office from 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., while supplies last. Contact the Inarajan Mayor’s Office at 475-2509 or 828-0288 for more information.	300
Dec. 10, 2020 & Dec. 11, 2020	Yigo	Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Drive-through at the Yigo Gymnasium from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Individuals carpooling should obtain a Mayor’s Verification prior to the distribution date in order to verify separate households. If there are remaining bags from the drive-through, door-to-door, delivery will begin on Friday, Dec. 11. Those who did not receive a bag for various reasons (i.e. no transportation, elderly persons, etc.) will be prioritized. Contact the Yigo Mayor's Office at 653-5248/9446 for more information.	1,020
Dec. 11, 2020	Mangilao	Drive-through at the Mangilao Night Market grounds from 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., while supplies last. Contact the Mangilao Mayor’s Office at 734-2163 for more information.	620

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. 480 - Results: 27 of 610 Test Positive for COVID-19;Food Commodities Distribution Through Village Mayors Continues