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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5th September 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #528 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 14,327 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 92 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,331 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 611 234 514 100 331 25 231 60 85 9 10 4 0 San Salvador 17 Locations Pending 91 8 12 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 18,980 127 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 # of Cases 60 67 0 127 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 56 9 Princess Margaret Hospital 104 Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Health Services TOTAL 0 21 190 46 9 100 0 20 175 10 0 4 0 1 15 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 3,406 Total # of Recovered Cases 15,008 # of Cases Recovered Today 0 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 446 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 101 Total Deaths Under Investigation 19 The Ministry of Health reports today seven (7) deaths under investigation that have been reclassified as COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age 73 33 82 82 58 81 70 Sex Female Island of Residence New Providence Date of Death 17th August,2021 Female New Providence 18th August, 2021 Female New Providence 23rd August, 2021 Female New Providence 23rd August, 2021 Female New Providence 24th August, 2021 Female New Providence 25th August, 2021 Male New Providence 29th August, 2021 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 136,479 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 301 # of Positive Results 127 # of Negative Results 147 # of Repeated Tests2 24 # of Inconclusive Results 3 2 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.
4 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.
– 5:00p.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.