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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31st July, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #857 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Island New Providence Total Confirmed Cases 29,137 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 3 Grand Bahama 3,617 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador Locations Pending TOTAL 36,730 6 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 Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males # of Cases 2 Females 4 Unknown 0 TOTAL 6 HOSPITALIZATIONS Healthcare Institution # of Cases Hospitalized # of Cases Moderately Ill 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 20 0 7 29 2 0 20 0 7 29 # of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 372 Total # of Recovered Cases 35,320 # of Cases Recovered Today 17 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 822 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 206 Total Deaths Under Investigation 10 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 247,318 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 49 # of Positive Results 6 # of Negative Results 37 # of Repeated Tests2 4 # of Inconclusive Results 2 OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS Community clinics remain open for primary care services at the following Poly-clinics: Clinic Days Hours of Operation Fleming Street Elizabeth Estates Flamingo Gardens South Beach Health Centre 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.

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.

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