2 vaccinated Astumbo firefighters test positive for COVID

A pair of firefighters with the Guam Fire Department have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to a GFD release, a firefighter assigned to the Astumbo Fire Station informed their infection control officer Wednesday morning that Public Health called to notify him that he was listed as a close contact to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. The firefighter was eventually tested and came back with positive results.

The second firefighter who had contact with the first firefighter was also tested and came back positive. The remaining personnel at the northern fire station have been placed on cohort pending testing and results. Thorough decontamination was performed throughout the station. Acting Spokesperson Cherika Chargualaf confirms that both firefighters are fully vaccinated.