DPHSS Updates: The Latest News
The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) tested 18 individuals for COVID-19 on Saturday, March 28, 2020 with conclusive results. Four (4) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 14 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. A total of 366 tests were performed from March 12, 2020 through March 28, 2020 with conclusive results. To date, a total of 55 cases tested positive and 277 cases tested negative for COVID-19 with seven patients who have recovered and one death. All 47 remaining cases tested by the DPHSS, GPHL and NHRC are in isolation.
Following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, DPHSS has declared seven of Guam’s confirmed COVID-19 patients as recovered. This means they are no longer considered infectious. According to CDC research and published guidelines, a patient is classified as recovered after at least 72 hours have passed without fever or additional respiratory issues and at least seven days have passed since symptoms first appeared. All seven of Guam’s patients who recovered were in home isolation and did not require hospitalization.
For the latest information on the number of COVID-19 cases on Guam, visit the Guam Homeland Security’s website here.