COVID-19 Report Update #228 – Ministry of Health

 

CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19

 

Island	Total Confirmed Cases	Breakdown of Newly Confirmed Cases[1]
New Providence	5356	23
Grand Bahama	855	38
Abaco	180	0
Bimini & Cat Cay	63	2
Eleuthera	130	0
Berry Islands	43	1
Exuma	79	0
Inagua	19	0
Andros	18	0
Long Island	11	0
Cat Island	8	0
Acklins	7	0
Crooked Island	6	0
Mayaguana	3	0
Locations Pending	346	0
TOTAL	7124	64

 

GENDER OF NEWLY CONFIRMED CASES

 

Gender of Newly Confirmed Cases	# Cases
Males	50
Females	13
Unknown	1
TOTAL	64

 

HOSPITALIZATIONS

 

Healthcare Institution	# of Cases Hospitalized	# of Cases Moderately Ill	# of Cases in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
New Providence
Doctor’s Hospital	6	3	3
South Beach Acute Care and Referral Centre	2	2	0
Princess Margaret Hospital	6	6	0
Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre	2	2	0
Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama Health Services	12	12	0
TOTAL	28	25	3

 

ACTIVE CASES & RECOVERIES

 

Active Cases	1718
Total # of Recovered Cases	# of Cases Recovered Today
5192	93

 

DEATHS

 

Total COVID-19 Deaths	Total Non-COVID-19 Deaths	Total Deaths Under Investigation
155	30	29

 

An unfortunate death today is as follows:

 

Age	Sex	Island of Residence	Date of Death
46	Male	New Providence	10th November, 2020

 

TESTS COMPLETED

 

Total Number of Tests Completed	# of Tests Completed Today	# of Positive Results	# of Negative Results	# of Repeated Tests[2]
39,037	427	64	348	15

 

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:

• if you have symptoms of COVID-19, do not wait, first contact your health provider. While home remedies may work for a while 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 have the gold standard RT-PCR test.
• employees are encouraged to work from home.

 

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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.