HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The government of Guam’s Joint Information Center reported 709 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.
Of the total, 27 patients needed hospitalization. Three are in intensive care and one patient is on a ventilator.
This is the third day of new Covid-19 cases reaching between more than 700 to 800 a day.
A total of 2,542 were tested for Covid-19 on Jan. 20.
The military reported 103 of the cases Friday.
To date, there have been a total of 26,466 officially reported cases, 276 deaths, and 6,665 patients who are isolating.
GovGuam officials have previously confirmed that the island has cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
Older adults, and people with serious chronic medical conditions are most at risk for serious complications and death due to Covid-19, according to JIC. Serious chronic medical conditions include:
Heart disease
Diabetes
Lung disease
Obesity
Immunocompromised conditions (e.g. cancer, lupus)
Chronic liver disease
Chronic renal disease
Neurologic or neurodevelopmental condition
Current or former smoking
Island residents continue to get tested for Covid-19 on Jan. 13 at the old carnival grounds in Tiyan.
