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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5th January, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #650 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 21,198 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 378 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,834 33 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 685 258 727 125 391 62 315 122 104 30 34 21 0 San Salvador 18 Locations Pending 198 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 27,122 421 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 Grand Bahama Long Island TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 139 10 1 150 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females TOTAL # of Cases 202 219 421 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
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 9 0 63 0 12 84 6 0 62 0 12 80 3 0 1 0 0 4 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 4222 Total # of Recovered Cases 21,993 # of Cases Recovered Today 29 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 717 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 153 Total Deaths Under Investigation 37 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 189,555 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 1167 # of Positive Results 421 # of Negative Results 692 # of Repeated Tests3 54 # 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.

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.