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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15th September 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #538 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 15,099 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 93 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,407 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 626 236 547 102 342 25 251 60 86 9 11 4 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 93 7 3 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 19,914 119 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 2 Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 56 63 0 119 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 38 6 Princess Margaret Hospital 104 Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Health Services TOTAL 0 19 167 26 6 101 0 12 145 12 0 3 0 7 22 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1679 Total # of Recovered Cases 17,620 # of Cases Recovered Today 128 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 482 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 104 Total Deaths Under Investigation 29 The Ministry of Health reports today thirteen (13) unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age Sex Island of Residence Date of Death 57 71 50 67 73 37 99 63 67 50 55 63 87 Female Male Female Female Female Male Female Male Female Female Male Female Female New Providence 4th September, 2021 New Providence 5th September, 2021 New Providence 5th September, 2021 New Providence 6th September, 2021 New Providence 6th September, 2021 New Providence 6th September, 2021 New Providence 6th September, 2021 New Providence 6th September, 2021 New Providence 7th September, 2021 New Providence 7th September, 2021 New Providence 8th September, 2021 New Providence 8th September, 2021 New Providence 8th September, 2021 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 140,306 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 344 # of Positive Results 119 # of Negative Results 209 # of Repeated Tests2 16 # 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 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.

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.

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