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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24th September 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #547 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 15,771 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 88 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,459 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 628 237 580 104 344 27 260 68 90 9 11 5 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 96 5 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20,705 102 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
TRAVEL WATCH: CONFIRMED IMPORTED COVID-19 CASES 2 Island Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 New Providence TOTAL 2 2 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown # of Cases 45 57 0 TOTAL 102 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
HOSPITALIZATIONS 3 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 41 6 86 0 25 30 4 84 0 20 TOTAL 158 138 11 2 2 0 5 20 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1719 Total # of Recovered Cases 18,321 # of Cases Recovered Today 56 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 522 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 111 Total Deaths Under Investigation 32 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 144,363 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 594 # of Positive Results 102 # of Negative Results 474 # of Repeated Tests3 18 # 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.

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

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