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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th May, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #772 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 26,580 Island New Providence Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 34 Grand Bahama 3,417 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 803 272 843 153 563 85 375 145 134 41 35 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 247 33,732 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 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 Abaco TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 23 1 24 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 19 18 0 37 HOSPITALIZATIONS 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 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
2 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 308 Total # of Recovered Cases 32,412 # of Cases Recovered Today 4 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 798 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 189 Total Deaths Under Investigation 25 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 232,601 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 99 # of Positive Results 37 # of Negative Results 59 # of Repeated Tests3 2 # of Inconclusive Results 1 3 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.
3 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.

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.