JIC RELEASE NO. 248 - Cumulative Results: Fourteen Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases

   

JIC RELEASE NO. 248 - Cumulative Results: Fourteen Test Positive for COVID-19; Profiles of Confirmed Cases

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 Wednesday, August 5, 2020:

 

Laboratory 

New Cases Reported on Wednesday, August 5

Samples Tested (August 4)

Total Negative Cases (March 12 - August 5)

Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - August 5, 2020)

Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)

3

272

12,545

231

Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2

1

123

3,317

70

Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2

9

67

3,429

61

Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3

1

38

2,957

16

Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4

0

0

17

0

Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5

0

12

781

1

Other Laboratories 

0

N/A

N/A

2

Probable cases

0

N/A

N/A

8

AS OF 3:25 PM, WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 5, 2020

Total Confirmed:

14

Total Samples Tested:

512

Total Negative Cases (March 12 - August 5):

23,046

Total COVID-19 Cases (March 12 - August 5):

389

1Beginning March 26, 2020
2Beginning March 31, 2020
3Beginning April 15, 2020
4Beginning April 23, 2020  
5Beginning April 30, 2020

Of the fourteen newly confirmed cases, two cases had recent travel to the continental US. One case was identified in a quarantine facility. The remaining cases are currently under investigation.

To date, there have been a total of 389 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths, 319 released from isolation, and 65 active cases. Of those cases, 340 are classified as civilians and 49 are military service members. 


Profiles of Confirmed Cases

STATUS

MEDICAL STATUS1

GENDER

RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

TRAVEL HISTORY3

AGE GROUP

Civilian:      340

Military:        49

Stable:               62

Hospitalized2:   03

Released:         319

Deaths:              05




 

Female:    180

Male:       209

North:          206

Central:          91

South:            43

Homeless:      04

Non-resident: 45


 

Dubai:            02

Japan:             01

Philippines:    16

Singapore:      01

U.S.:               34

Mexico:          01


 

90+:              01

80-89:           07

70-79:           18

60-69:           51

50-59:           62

40-49:           69

30-39:           72

20-29:           71

10-19:           28

0-9:               10

1Some cases that were previously released from isolation have tested positive through follow-up testing

2Hospitalization rate is based on intake numbers reported by GMH and USNH. This number may be subject to change. 

3Some cases traveled to more than one country 


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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