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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th July, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #855 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Island New Providence Total Confirmed Cases 29,128 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 37 Grand Bahama 3,613 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 36,716 46 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 17 Females 29 Unknown 0 TOTAL 46 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 3 0 27 0 7 37 3 0 26 0 7 36 # of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 0 0 1 0 0 1 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 390 Total # of Recovered Cases 35,288 # of Cases Recovered Today 18 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 247,191 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 259 # of Positive Results 46 # of Negative Results 199 # of Repeated Tests2 11 # of Inconclusive Results 3 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.