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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13th October 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #566 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 16,681 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 42 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,517 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 644 237 652 107 352 49 271 94 93 12 19 18 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 100 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 21,862 47 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 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 20 27 0 47 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
HOSPITALIZATIONS 3 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 34 5 77 0 11 27 3 76 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 TOTAL 127 115 12 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1225 Total # of Recovered Cases 19,849 # of Cases Recovered Today 58 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 622 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 123 Total Deaths Under Investigation 43 4 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports fourteen (14) unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age 74 81 92 39 91 79 82 90 85 53 46 76 26 30 Gender Male Male Female Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Male Female Male Male Island of Residence New Providence Grand Bahama Long Island New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence New Providence Long Island New Providence Inagua New Providence Inagua New Providence Date of Death 2nd October, 2021 3rd October, 2021 3rd October, 2021 4th October, 2021 5th October, 2021 5th October, 2021 6th October, 2021 6th October, 2021 6th October, 2021 6th October, 2021 6th October, 2021 7th October, 2021 8th October, 2021 8th October, 2021 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 151,562 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 534 # of Positive Results 47 # of Negative Results 466 # of Repeated Tests3 20 # of Inconclusive Results 1 3 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.
OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS 5 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.