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

   

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

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

0.9

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. 

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