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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27th June, 2021 GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT Update #458 Island CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases 9306 Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases1 29 New Providence Grand Bahama 1870 Abaco Bimini & Cat Cay Eleuthera Berry Islands Exuma Inagua Andros Long Island Cat Island Acklins Crooked Island Mayaguana San Salvador Locations Pending 374 160 247 90 160 25 172 25 71 7 7 3 14 55 2 1 11** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12,586 43 1 Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.
The Ministry of Health reports that eleven (11) cases recorded in Bimini today indicate evidence of clustering that is linked to a local resort.
**IMPORTANT NOTES 2 GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases Males Females Unknown TOTAL # of Cases 19 24 0 43 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 13 2 18 3 2 TOTAL 38 9 2 18 3 1 33 4 0 0 0 1 5 3 ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES Active Cases 710 Total # of Recovered Cases 11,544 # of Cases Recovered Today 0 DEATHS Total COVID-19 Deaths 246 Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths 57 Total Deaths Under Investigation 29 The Ministry of Health reports one (1) unfortunate COVID-19 related death as follows: Age 79 Sex Male Island of Residence New Providence Date of Death 26th June, 2021 TESTS COMPLETED Total # of RT- PCR Tests Completed 106,472 # of RT-PCR Tests Completed Today 89 # of Positive Results 43 # of Negative Results 44 # of Repeated Tests2 2 # of Inconclusive Results 0 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 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.