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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10th December, 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #624 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 17,484 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 14 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,573 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 657 238 708 111 358 61 292 111 99 28 33 21 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 106 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 22,896 15 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 New Providence Grand Bahama TOTAL Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 7 1 8 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 7 8 0 15 2 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
HOSPITALIZATIONS Healthcare Institution # of Cases Hospitalized # of Cases Moderately Ill # of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 3 New Providence Doctor’s Hospital South Beach Acute Care and Referral Centre Princess Margaret Hospital Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre Grand Bahama Grand Bahama Health Services 4 0 9 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 TOTAL 14 12 0 0 1 0 1 1 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 349 Total # of Recovered Cases 21,656 # of Cases Recovered Today 0 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 708 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 147 Total Deaths Under Investigation 36 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 173,430 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 781 # of Positive Results 15 # of Negative Results 761 # of Repeated Tests3 4 # of Inconclusive Results 1 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.

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

REMINDERS 5 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.