COVID-19 Report Update #210 – Ministry of Health

 

CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19

 

Island	Total Confirmed Cases	Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases[1]
New Providence	4997	27
Grand Bahama	736	2
Abaco	168	0
Bimini & Cat Cay	56	0
Eleuthera	63	7
Berry Islands	41	0
Exuma	37	0
Inagua	19	0
Andros	11	0
Long Island	11	0
Cat Island	8	0
Acklins	7	0
Crooked Island	6	0
Mayaguana	3	0
Locations Pending	339	0
TOTAL	6502	36

 

GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES

 

Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases	# Cases
Males	17
Females	19
TOTAL	36

 

HOSPITALIZATIONS

 

Healthcare Institution	# of Cases Hospitalized	# of Cases Moderately Ill	# of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
New Providence
Doctor’s Hospital	22	16	6
South Beach Acute Care and Referral Centre	7	7	0
Princess Margaret Hospital	57	56	1
Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre	1	1	0
Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama Health Services	14	2	12
TOTAL	101	82	19

 

ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES

 

Active Cases	2236
Total # of Recovered Cases	# of Cases Recovered Today
4088	101

 

DEATHS

 

Total COVID-19 Deaths	Total Non-COVID- 19 Deaths	Total Deaths Under Investigation
136	26	16

 

Unfortunate deaths today are as follows:

 

Age	Sex	Island of Residence	Date of Death
87	Female	New Providence	24th October, 2020
63	Male	New Providence	25th October, 2020
76	Male	New Providence	26th October, 2020
75	Male	New Providence	26th October, 2020

 

TESTS COMPLETED

 

Total Number of Tests Completed	# of Tests Completed Today	# of Positive Results	# of Negative Results	# of Repeated Tests[2]
34,504	119	36	81	2

 

OPENING HOURS OF COMMUNITY CLINICS

 

Community clinics remain open for primary care services at the following Poly-clinics:

 

Clinic	Days	Hours of Operation
Fleming Street	Monday – Friday	9:00a.m. – 8:00p.m.
Elizabeth Estates	Monday – Friday	9:00a.m. – 9:00p.m.
Flamingo Gardens	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:

• weekday and weekend curfews remain in effect for specified islands in the Bahamas until further notice; and
• employees are encouraged to work from home.

 

 

The COVID-19 Information Centre can be reached by dialing 511. Follow the prompts below to receive the service required.

 

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[1] Results of newly confirmed cases were reported within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours after the swabbing date.

[2] Tests performed to confirm if patients have recovered from COVID-19.