The Joint Information Center was notified that Guam\u2019s 79th COVID-19-related fatality occurred at the Guam Memorial Hospital at approximately 12:38pm today. The patient was a 63-year-old male with underlying conditions that were further compounded COVID-19. He was admitted to GMH on Oct. 24 after testing positive at the Guam Regional Medical City.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo those who loved him, please accept our deepest condolences and sympathies. You do not bear this burden alone\u2014you are joined in grief by this island,\u201d said Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. \u201cJust as the Thessalonians, I do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death because of this virus. Days of mourning are not set in stone\u2014we have the ability to prevent them. Do what you must, and we will see the end to these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n
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