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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20th December, 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #634 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 17,682 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 25 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,624 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 658 238 710 111 366 61 293 114 99 28 33 21 0 16 Locations Pending 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 23,161 26 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 Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 18 TOTAL 18 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 15 11 0 26 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 TOTAL 3 0 10 0 8 21 3 0 9 0 8 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 535 Total # of Recovered Cases 21,725 # of Cases Recovered Today 17 DEATHS 4 Total COVID-19 Deaths 713 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 150 Total Deaths Under Investigation 38 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 177,989 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 500 # of Positive Results 26 # of Negative Results 467 # of Repeated Tests3 7 # 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 Days Hours of Operation Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.
– 8:00p.m.

Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

Flamingo Gardens Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

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

– 5:00p.m.

3 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 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.