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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH & WELLNESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20th February, 2022 COVID-19 REPORT Update #696 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 26,019 Island New Providence Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 14 Grand Bahama 3,366 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island San Salvador 791 271 832 151 549 85 374 143 133 41 34 21 0 18 Locations Pending TOTAL 240 33,068 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 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 Newly Confirmed Cases with History of Travel Within 14 Days2 7 TOTAL 7 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 10 6 0 16 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 TOTAL 6 0 25 0 11 42 5 0 23 0 11 39 1 0 2 0 0 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 6,057** Total # of Recovered Cases 26,029 # of Cases Recovered Today 3 IMPORTANT NOTES** On the 19th February, 2022, COVID-19 Report, Update #695, the Active Cases were reported as 5044.
Please be advised Active Cases should have been recorded as 6044 instead.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 770 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 169 Total Deaths Under Investigation 43 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 217,912 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 437 # of Positive Results 16 # of Negative Results 419 # of Repeated Tests3 2 # 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.

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.