3 more test positive for COVID-19 in Guam
Three more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus yesterday in Guam, according to the release of the Joint Information Center – Guam last night, bringing to 32 the total number of positive cases in the U.S. territory.
The JIC advisory said that the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services tested 38 individuals for COVID-19 yesterday, March 24, 2020, and that 35 tested negative for the virus, officially called SARS-CoV-2.
So far, Guam has tested a total of 233 from March 12, 2020, through March 24, 2020. To date, a total of 32 cases tested positive and 201 cases tested negative for COVID-19 with one death. All 31 remaining confirmed cases are in isolation.
Profiles of earlier
confirmed cases
Most of Guam COVID-19 known positive cases have epidemiological links to other confirmed cases. Profiles of the previous 29 confirmed cases, not including confirmed cases from yesterday:
STATUS:
21 in stable condition
5 hospitalized
1 deceased
GENDER:
12 males
17 females
RESIDENTIAL LOCATION:
7 from the north
14 from central
7 from the south
1 still under investigation for place of residence
TRAVEL HISTORY:
1 – Japan
5 – Philippines
1 – U.S. mainland
AGE GROUPS:
1 is in their 90s
2 are in their 80s
11 are in their 60s
4 are in their 50s
5 are in their 40s
3 are in their 30s
3 are in their 20s (PR)