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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17th July, 2021 GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT Update #478 Island CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 10,112 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 83 New Providence Grand Bahama 1942 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana 385 200 278 90 175 25 175 25 71 7 7 3 San Salvador 14 Locations Pending 57 7 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 13,566 100 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
TRAVEL WATCH: CONFIRMED IMPORTED COVID-19 CASES 2 Island Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 New Providence 3 TOTAL 3 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 50 50 0 100 HOSPITALIZATIONS Healthcare Institution # of Cases Hospitalized # of Cases Moderately Ill # of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 3 New Providence Doctor’s Hospital South Beach Acute Care and Referral Centre Princess Margaret Hospital Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Health Services TOTAL 23 6 25 1 21 76 13 6 24 1 19 63 10 0 1 0 2 13 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1100 Total # of Recovered Cases 12,108 # of Cases Recovered Today 3 DEATHS 4 Total COVID-19 Deaths 273 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 63 Total Deaths Under Investigation 22 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 114,434 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 547 # of Positive Results 100 # of Negative Results 442 # of Repeated Tests2 5 # of Inconclusive Results 0 OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS Community clinics remain open for primary care services at the following Poly-clinics: Clinic Fleming Street Elizabeth Estates Flamingo Gardens Days Hours of Operation Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.
– 8:00p.m.

Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

Flamingo Gardens (Only) Saturday 9:00a.m.

– 5:00p.m.

2 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.

REMINDERS 5 To contain the spread of COVID-19 residents are reminded of the following: if you have symptoms of COVID-19, do not wait, first contact your health provider.
  while home remedies may work for a period it is important to get tested and receive proper care  before symptoms become too difficult to manage.

if you have been asked by the Surveillance Unit to get tested for COVID-19, please follow the advice and take the gold standard RT-PCR test.

 employees are encouraged to work from home.