JIC RELEASE NO. 68 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; Joint Information Center WhatsApp Information Service Available - GHS OCD

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 38 individuals for COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, 2020 with conclusive results. Zero tested positive through DPHSS and 38 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. Two additional test results were positive through the Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS) on April 10, as reported at a media briefing and JIC Release No. 66. Updated results will be provided later this evening once today’s test results are finalized. There will be no tests run on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Tests will resume on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Because test results are reported from multiple labs at varying times of the day, the cumulative total from all labs, known at the time of release, will be reported on a nightly basis.

Preliminary Profiles of Confirmed Cases
Profiles of the 130 COVID-19 cases include two clinically diagnosed cases, reports of 11 confirmed positive cases received from the U.S. Naval Hospital that were tested by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, and three confirmed positive cases through DLS.

To date, a total of 130 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 41 recoveries and four deaths. As this is an evolving situation, information is subject to change with little to no notice.

MEDICAL STATUS

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY*

AGE GROUP

Stable: 72

Hospitalized: 13

Recovered: 41

Deaths: 04

Female: 69

Male: 61

North: 66

Central: 41

South: 19

Homeless: 02

Pending: 02

Dubai: 02

Japan: 01

Philippines: 12

Singapore: 01

U.S.: 05

*Some cases traveled to more than one country

90+: 01

80-89: 05

70-79: 09

60-69: 34

50-59: 25

40-49: 23

30-39: 13

20-29: 12

10-19: 07

0-9: 01

Joint Information Center on WhatsApp
The Joint Information Center has added an information service for the public through mobile app WhatsApp in an effort to provide simple, actionable guidance to the community. The service offers general tips and resources for users in order to reduce the spread of rumors and connect with accurate information through their mobile phone.

The service can be accessed by a link that opens a conversation on WhatsApp. Users can simply type “info” to activate the conversation, prompting a menu of options that can help answer their questions about COVID-19. The WhatsApp resource is an automated source of information from a local number that is not monitored by a person. The information provided is automated and pre-set. It will not be a source to communicate with an actual person.

To access the automated resource from the Joint Information Center via WhatsApp, visit the following official link from your mobile phone: https://wa.me/16716886219?text=info

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. 68 - Profiles of Earlier Confirmed Cases; Joint Information Center WhatsApp Information Service Available