“Too many of our days have been filled with grief. With the passing of another person, a total of 19 individuals have lost their lives and countless people have had to mourn for them,” said Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. “Words are not always enough, but Jeff, Lt. Governor Josh, and I send our condolences and sympathies to her friends and families.”
The Customs and Quarantine Agency, for its part, has been notified that five employees have tested positive for Covid-19. The employees were assigned to the Port Authority of Guam Customs field office.
The Department of Public Health and Social Services is conducting contact tracing and protocols were put in place for the isolation and quarantine of all those assigned to this office. The office has since been sanitized and disinfected. Officers and administrative support staff have been temporarily reassigned from other sections to ensure continued operations at the port.
As of Tuesday evening, Guam had recorded 1,713 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 19 deaths, 951 not in isolation, and 743 cases in active isolation. Of those cases, 1,472 are classified as civilians and 241 are military service members.
For information on Covid-19 cases, visit the Covid-19 Dashboard and Situation Report at http://dphss.guam.gov/covid-19/. The Covid-19 Dashboard is updated on business days.
