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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13th March, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #717 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 26,123 Island New Providence Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 1 Grand Bahama 3,380 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 795 271 833 152 553 85 375 144 134 41 35 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 240 33,200 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
2 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 0 2 0 2 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 0 0 6 0 5 TOTAL 11 0 0 6 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 91 Total # of Recovered Cases 32,124 # of Cases Recovered Today 12 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 773 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 175 Total Deaths Under Investigation 37 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 224,033 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 136 # of Positive Results 2 # of Negative Results 133 # of Repeated Tests3 1 # of Inconclusive Results 0 3 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.

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.