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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4th November, 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #588 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 17,146 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 11 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,553 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 22,504 19 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 10 9 0 19 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 24 0 34 0 5 63 16 0 34 0 3 53 8 0 0 0 2 10 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 310 Total # of Recovered Cases 21,331 # of Cases Recovered Today 19 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 661 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 135 Total Deaths Under Investigation 67 The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports four (4) unfortunate COVID-19 related deaths as follows: Age 67 67 58 86 Sex Female Male Female Male Island of Residence New Providence Eleuthera Grand Bahama Andros Date of Death 20th October, 2021 22nd October, 2021 24th October, 2021 28th October, 2021 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 158,916 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 255 # of Positive Results 19 # of Negative Results 231 # of Repeated Tests2 4 # of Inconclusive Results 1 2 Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.
OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS 4 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.
– 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.