Government
COVID-19 Report Update #210
Authored by: Ministry of Health
Source: Ministry of Health
Date: October 26, 2020

 

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.

 

[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.

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