JIC RELEASE NO. 245 - Cumulative Results: Three Test Positive for COVID-19; DPHSS Tests DOC Employees; New Site for Chalan Pago Expanded COVID-19 Testing - GHS OCD

COVID-19 test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day. The Joint Information Center will report cumulative COVID-19 test results once a day, unless unavailable.

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

Cumulative Results
The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results for Saturday, August 1, 2020:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Saturday, August 1	Samples Tested (July 31)	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - August 1)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 1, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	3	162	12,015	222
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	0	N/A	2,941	68
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	0	N/A	3,217	48
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	0	N/A	2,774	12
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	0	N/A	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	0	N/A	721	0
Other Laboratories	0	N/A	N/A	1
Probable cases	0	N/A	N/A	8
AS OF 11:25 AM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020	Total Confirmed: 3	Total Samples Tested: 162	Total Negative Cases (March 12 - August 1): 21,685	Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - August 1): 359

1Beginning March 26, 2020 3Beginning April 15, 2020 5Beginning April 30, 2020

2Beginning March 31, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020

Three cases tested positive at the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS). Two of these cases reported contact to previously confirmed cases and were identified through contact tracing.

To date, there have been a total of 359 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths, 304 released from isolation, and 50 active cases. Of those cases, 310 are classified as civilians and 49 are military service members.

DPHSS Tests Department of Corrections Employees
DPHSS has begun COVID-19 testing at the Department of Corrections (DOC) to obtain baseline data of staff, inmates, and detainees. DOC employees were swabbed Thursday by DPHSS nurses and testing of inmates and detainees will be scheduled for a later date. Testing will be done in a phased approach to allow for continued operations of the facility.

DPHSS is coordinating with DOC and the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) to train GMHA nursing staff working at DOC to take over testing. DOC’s Operations Plan will be followed to ensure operations are not disrupted or compromised in any way when testing is underway.

New Site for Chalan Pago Expanded COVID-19 Testing
DPHSS, in collaboration with the Government of Guam, the Mayors’ Council of Guam, private, and federal agencies, continues expanded COVID-19 testing.

The venue for Tuesday’s community testing has been changed to the church grounds of Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey Catholic Church, along Route 4 in Chalan Pago. Testing is free and open to the public while supplies last. No symptoms are needed to qualify for testing. Please bring an ID, if one is available.

COVID-19 Drive-Through/Walk-In Testing:

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the church grounds of Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey Catholic Church along Route 4 in Chalan Pago (note, this is a change in venue from the Ordot-Chalan Pago Mayor’s Office).

If you are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, please call your health care provider. If a patient does not have a regular health care provider, they can call any of the Community Health Centers or the DPHSS Medical Triage Hotline phone numbers listed below to report symptoms and obtain guidance from clinicians, or call 311 and dial option number 1.

(671) 480-7859
(671) 480-6760/3
(671) 480-7883
(671) 687-6170 (ADA Dedicated Number)

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. 245 - Cumulative Results: Three Test Positive for COVID-19; DPHSS Tests DOC Employees; New Site for Chalan Pago Expanded COVID-19 Testing