JIC RELEASE NO. 308 - Cumulative Results: Fifty-two Test Positive for COVID-19; Division of Environmental Health Continues to Suspend Health Certificate Issuances;DPHSS Division of Senior Citizens Resumes Services - 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 information on COVID-19 cases, visit the COVID-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/. The COVID-19 Dashboard is updated on business days.

Cumulative Results
The following breakdown provides cumulative COVID-19 test results reported to the Joint Information Center on Saturday, September 5 and reflects results from Friday, September 4 - Saturday, September 5:

Laboratory	New Cases Reported on Saturday, September 5	Samples Tested on Friday, September 4 - Saturday, September 5	Total Negative Tests (March 12 - September 5)	Total Confirmed Cases (March 12 - September 5, 2020)
Department of Public Health & Social Services (DPHSS) Guam Public Health Laboratory (GPHL)	44	505	21,404	737
Naval Health Research Center (NHRC)1/U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam2	8	124	5,795	417
Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS)2	N/A	N/A	5,654	265
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Laboratory3	N/A	N/A	4,048	126
Guam National Guard (GUNG) Laboratory4	N/A	N/A	17	0
Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) Laboratory5	N/A	N/A	1,775	79
Private Clinics6	N/A	N/A	377	45
Other Laboratories	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
AS OF 11:20 PM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020	Total Confirmed: 52	Total Samples Tested: 629	Total Negative Tests: 39,070	Total COVID-19 Cases: 1,671

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

2Beginning March 31, 2020 4Beginning April 23, 2020 6Beginning August 10, 2020

To date, there have been a total of 1,671 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 15 deaths, 744 not in isolation, and 912 cases in active isolation.

Division of Environmental Health Continues to Suspend Health Certificate Issuances
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) Division of Environmental Health’s (DEH) Processing Center Section (PCS), which issues Health Certificates, will continue to be closed effective until further notice. Food Safety Health Certificate Training Courses scheduled after 12:00 p.m. on August 21, 2020 and until PCS reopens, are cancelled. These courses will be rescheduled.

All Health Certificates expiring on July 21, 2020 through September 30, 2020 will remain valid until further notice. Physician’s or Institutions needing to apply or renew their Guam Controlled Substances Registration or establishments needing to renew their Sanitary Permit can call 300-9568 to make arrangements with PCS to process their application.

Please follow DEH on Facebook (facebook.com/guamdeh) or Instagram (instagram.com/guam_deh) for up-to-date information. Should you have any questions, please contact DEH at 300-9579 or via email at dphss-deh@dphss.guam.gov.

DPHSS Division of Senior Citizens Resumes Services
The DPHSS Division of Senior Citizens resumed services on September 3, 2020. Information on Aging Services for individuals age 60 years and older and their caregivers is available, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Government of Guam recognized holidays, by contacting telephone numbers 735-7421 or 735-7415 or through email at Biba.SeniorCitizens@dphss.guam.gov.

Counter Services remain closed in line with the latest Executive Order and Pandemic Condition of Readiness 1, until further notice.

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. 308 - Cumulative Results: Fifty-two Test Positive for COVID-19; Division of Environmental Health Continues to Suspend Health Certificate Issuances;DPHSS Division of Senior Citizens Resumes Services