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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20th October 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #573 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 16,883 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 53 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,536 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 647 237 672 109 354 53 272 109 96 21 28 18 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 103 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 22,154 62 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 New Providence Exuma TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 3 1 4 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 38 24 0 62 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
HOSPITALIZATIONS 3 Healthcare Institution # of Cases Hospitalized # of Cases Moderately Ill # of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) New Providence Doctor’s Hospital South Beach Acute Care and Referral Centre Princess Margaret Hospital Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Health Services 28 3 64 0 14 TOTAL 109 16 3 62 0 13 94 12 0 2 0 1 15 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1184 Total # of Recovered Cases 20,153 # of Cases Recovered Today 36 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 630 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 127 Total Deaths Under Investigation 60 4 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports four (4) unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age 44 62 67 72 Sex Male Island of Residence New Providence Date of Death 4th September, 2021 Female New Providence 6th September, 2021 Female New Providence 11th September, 2021 Male Grand Bahama 6th October, 2021 Currently, there is one (1) death under investigation.
TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 153,747 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 437 # of Positive Results 62 # of Negative Results 344 # of Repeated Tests3 28 # of Inconclusive Results 3 3 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.

OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS 5 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.

REMINDERS 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 the 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.