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GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21st September 2021 COVID-19 REPORT Update #544 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 15,483 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 72 Island New Providence Grand Bahama 2,443 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana Ragged Island 628 236 569 104 344 26 252 68 90 9 11 5 0 San Salvador 16 Locations Pending 95 10 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20,379 91 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 3 3 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown # of Cases 41 50 0 TOTAL 91 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 84 0 24 29 4 80 0 18 TOTAL 155 131 12 2 4 0 6 24 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 1588 Total # of Recovered Cases 18,138 # of Cases Recovered Today 126 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 512 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 111 Total Deaths Under Investigation 30 4 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 142,910 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 385 # of Positive Results 91 # of Negative Results 283 # of Repeated Tests3 11 # 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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