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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21st May, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #786 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Island New Providence Total Confirmed Cases 27,049 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 59 Grand Bahama 3,438 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 816 272 849 167 572 85 380 145 134 41 35 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 252 34,274 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 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 Grand Bahama TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 46 1 2 49 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 29 33 0 62 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 2 0 6 0 3 1 0 6 0 3 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date 2 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 666 Total # of Recovered Cases 32,593 # of Cases Recovered Today 14 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 810 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 195 Total Deaths Under Investigation 10 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 235,324 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 132 # of Positive Results 62 # of Negative Results 68 # 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 Flamingo Gardens South Beach Health Centre Days Hours of Operation Monday – Friday 8:00a.m.
– 8:00p.m.

Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

Monday – Friday 8:00a.m.

– 9:00p.m.

Monday - Friday 9:00a.m.

– 8:00p.m.

3 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.

REMINDERS 3 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.