11 more test positive for coronavirus, bringing Guam's total to 69

Eleven people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, March 31, bringing Guam's total to 69, according to a news release from the Joint Information Center.

The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services tested 31 people with conclusive results. Nine tested positives through DPHSS and 19 tested negative, according to the release.

The DPHSS overall count also includes four positive cases that were tested by the Naval Healh Research Center in San Diego, said the release.

To date, a total of 69 people tested positive. Seven recovered and two died.

All 60 remaining cases tested by GPHL and NHRC are in isolation.

Mandatory quarantine in place

Since midnight Tuesday morning, a mandatory quarantine is in place for all incoming passengers, regardless of place of origin or transit. Arrivals will be quarantined at a government-designated facility upon entry to Guam unless the traveler possesses a health care-recognized and certified document that attests a negative COVID-19 test result within the last 72 hours.

The details are subject to change, according to the release.

Also on Tuesday, Public Health announced that commercial testing of COVID-19 is now available through Diagnostic Laboratory Services. Health care providers can refer specimens from patients to DLS if they do not meet the criteria for priority group testing.

The COVID-19 testing is covered under Medicare, Medicaid, and MIP, according to the Joint Information Center.

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