JIC RELEASE NO. 67 - Zero Test Positive for COVID-19
Joint Information Center - JIC Release No. 67
April 10, 2020, 9:35 p.m. (ChST)
Breaking News Found at Governor Leon Guerrero’s Facebook Page:
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.
The DPHSS overall count also includes an additional two cases of COVID-19 that have been clinically diagnosed. While these cases have tested negative, they have imaging findings consistent with COVID-19, display typical COVID-19 symptoms, have epidemiological links to previously confirmed cases, and are being treated as COVID-19 cases. The overall count also includes 11 positive cases that were tested by the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego and three confirmed positive cases through Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS).
To date, a total of 128 cases tested positive and two were clinically diagnosed with 41 recoveries and four deaths. All 85 remaining cases are in isolation.
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 | ||||
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Tested by DPHSS Guam Public Health Lab (GPHL) |
Tested by NHRC | Clinically Diagnosed | DLS | Total |
114 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 130 |
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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