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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21st March, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #725 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 26,156 Island New Providence Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 5 Grand Bahama 3,381 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 795 271 833 153 553 85 375 144 134 41 35 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 240 33,235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
2 TRAVEL WATCH: CONFIRMED IMPORTED COVID-19 CASES Island New Providence Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 3 TOTAL 3 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 2 3 0 5 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date 3 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 3 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 69 Total # of Recovered Cases 32,159 # of Cases Recovered Today 1 DEATHS 4 Total COVID-19 Deaths 787 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 183 Total Deaths Under Investigation 37 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 225,788 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 305 # of Positive Results 5 # of Negative Results 298 # of Repeated Tests3 2 # 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.

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.