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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10th January, 2021 GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT Update #290 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Island New Providence Total Confirmed Cases 5799 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 2 Grand Bahama 1152 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana San Salvador 205 83 157 47 121 19 24 11 8 7 6 3 8 Locations Pending TOTAL 354 8004 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES 2 Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # Cases 6 2 1 9 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 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1446 Total # of Recovered Cases 6331 # of Cases Recovered Today 0 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 175 Total Non-COVID- 19 Deaths 37 Total Deaths Under Investigation 15 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of Tests Completed # of Tests Completed Today # of Positive Results 55,277 250 9 # of Negative Results 238 # of Repeated Tests2 3 # 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 4 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.