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99 GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24th January, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #669 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 25,426 Island New Providence Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 72 Grand Bahama 3,264 12 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 769 271 796 139 511 85 357 139 131 41 34 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 236 32,238 5 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 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 Exuma TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 12 2 14 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females TOTAL # of Cases 55 46 101 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 29 0 68 10 30 25 0 64 10 29 TOTAL 137 128 4 0 4 0 1 9 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 7,431 Total # of Recovered Cases 23,881 # of Cases Recovered Today 206 DEATHS 4 Total COVID-19 Deaths 731 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 153 Total Deaths Under Investigation 42 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports two (2) unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age 64 66 Sex Island of Residence Date of Death Female New Providence 15th January, 2022 Female New Providence 19th January, 2022 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports that there is one (1) additional death under investigation.
TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 206,465 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 586 # of Positive Results 101 # of Negative Results 453 # of Repeated Tests3 30 # of Inconclusive Results 2 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.

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.