JIC RELEASE NO. 545 - Results: 19 of 370 Test Positive for COVID-19; More Enrolled Providers Receive Vaccines; Division of Environmental Health’s Operations Relative to PCOR2 - GHS OCD

Results: 19 New Cases of COVID-19
Nineteen (19) new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 370 tests performed on Thursday, January 21. Fourteen (14) cases were identified through contact tracing. Two (2) cases reported recent travel and were identified in quarantine.

To date, there have been a total of 7,547 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 128 deaths, 126 cases in active isolation and 7,293 not in active isolation.

TODAY’S CAR SCORE1

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1The COVID Area Risk (CAR) Score accounts for the incidence of new cases, how well current testing identifies these cases, and the rate of spread. The ideal long-term goal is to sustain a CAR Score of 2.5 or less, which has been shown to correlate with very low to zero COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths.

The following tables provide COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Friday, January 22 and reflects results from Thursday, January 21:

COVID-19 CASE COUNT	TOTAL	NEW CASES REPORTED TODAY	PAST 7 DAYS
COVID-19 CASES:	7,547	19	73
CONFIRMED CASES:	7,340	19	64
PROBABLE CASES:	207	0	9

COVID-19 TESTING ON GUAM	TOTAL	NEW TESTS REPORTED TODAY	7-DAY % POSITIVE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS	111,079	370	1.9%
MOLECULAR TESTS	103,067	341	2.2%
ANTIGEN TEST	8,012	29	0.6%
SEROLOGY TESTS	337	0	0.0%

CASE BREAKDOWN
STATUS		SEX		CURRENT ISOLATION LOCATION
COVID-19 Death	128	Female	3,163	Hospital	10
Active Isolation	126	Male	4,384	Home	60
Not In Isolation	7,293	AGE GROUP		Isolation Facility	26
Civilian	7,195	0-9	464	Military	30
Military Service Member	352	10-19	767	EPI-LINK TO COVID-19 CASE
Travel History	367	20-29	1,552	Household Contact	1,961
US	322	30-39	1,398	Community Contact	1,033
Dubai	2	40-49	1,413	Workplace Contact	1,204
Japan	3	50-59	1,113	Healthcare Contact	86
Mexico	1	60-69	577	RESIDENCE
Philippines	38	70-79	195	North	4,257
Singapore	1	80-89	57	Central	2,004
Identified in Quarantine	339	90+	11	South	877
				Homeless	4
				Non-resident	100

COVID HOSPITAL CENSUS	Guam Memorial Hospital	Guam Regional Medical City	U.S. Naval Hospital	TOTAL
COVID ADMISSION	8	2	0	10
IN ICU	3	0	0	3
ON VENTILATOR	3	0	0	3

The following provides COVID-19 vaccinations reported to the Joint Information Center on Friday, January 22 for vaccinations administered from December 17 to January 21:

Vaccine Maker	Total Doses Administered	1st Doses Administered	2nd Doses Administered	Individuals Fully Immunized
Pfizer-BioNTech	13,339	8,868	4,471*	4,471
Moderna	4,281	4,281**	Due in February	0
TOTALS:	17,620	13,149	4,471	4,471

*Administering second doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations began on January 4, 2021.
**Administering first doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations began on January 8, 2021.

More Enrolled Providers Receive Vaccines
DPHSS has distributed more vaccines to enrolled COVID-19 clinic providers:

Enrolled COVID-19 Clinic Providers
American Medical Center (Mangilao, Oka, Tumon) FHP Health Center IHP Medical Group	Rexall Drugs Tumon Medical Clinic Health Service of the Pacific	HagatnaMED Clinic Guam Seventh Day Adventist Clinic

Patients are advised to contact individual enrolled providers directly to inquire about availability of and any potential costs associated with the vaccines.

Division of Environmental Health’s Operations Relative to PCOR 2
In line with PCOR 2, DPHSS’ Division of Environmental Health (DEH) announces the following:

DEH Plans & Specifications Section:

Business License, Child Care License, H2 Worker, ABC License, Building Permit, and Occupancy Clearances and Sanitary Permit applications
- Individuals needing these services can visit the Business License and Permit Center (BLPC) located in Upper Tumon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact 646-1276.

DEH Processing Center Section (PCS):
- Health Certificate Issuance: Individuals needing to apply or renew their Health Certificate can visit PCS from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The application and required documents for the different categories can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
- Controlled Substances Registration (CSR): Healthcare professionals needing to apply or renew their CSR can visit PCS to drop off their application from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The application can be downloaded by clicking HERE. Please ensure copies of board license and DEA registration are attached to the CSR application, along with a check payable to “Treasurer of Guam.” Cash payments will not be accepted.
- Sanitary Permit payments and pick-up: Individuals that need to make a payment or to pick-up their Sanitary Permit are encouraged to call PCS at 300-9579 to verify the exact amount to be paid and determine if the Sanitary Permit is ready for pick-up.
- Disinterment/Disinterment-Reinterment Applications: Individuals seeking clearance for Disinterment/Disinterment-Reinterment can drop-off all applications and required documents to PCS Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, please call DEH at 300-9579, or email dphss-deh@dphss.guam.gov.

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. 545 - Results: 19 of 370 Test Positive for COVID-19; More Enrolled Providers Receive Vaccines; Division of Environmental Health’s Operations Relative to PCOR2