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Last Updated: Aug 15, 2020 - 9:45:03 AM |
The Hon. Renward Wells Minister of Health
COVID-19 Update Press Conference
The Ministry of Health
Friday, 14th August, 2020
Good Afternoon:
These are the latest national COVID-19 figures.
We can report that there have been 1,119 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. 30 new confirmed cases were added today.
There are 138 recovered cases and 964 active cases, 31 of whom are hospitalized. As per our dashboard, there are –
- 570 confirmed cases in New Providence;
- 446 in Grand Bahama;
- 45 in Bimini;
- 31 in Abaco ;
- 12 in the Berry Islands ;
- 8 in Cat Island ;
- 5 in Exuma ;
- 1 in Eleuthera ; and
- 1 in Inagua.
I am pleased to highlight some of our successes thus far. The number of recoveries from COVID-19 remained steady at 91 for weeks. This number has finally escalated to over 138 and counting. PHA has improved bed capacity at the Princess Margaret Hospital through the transfer of boarders to accommodations in line with their needs.
Breezes has been secured offsite for quarantining and treating suspected COVID-19 cases. This approach minimizes the potential spread of the virus among non - COVID-19 patients and staff within the Princess Margaret Hospital. Resources inclusive of security have also been enhanced at Breezes to treat patients under our care.
For the world, COVID-19 represents a myriad of challenges that severely impact personal and population health , health infrastructure, economic growth , and social development. The contingencies for our healthcare system, as other healthcare systems around the world, are being tested.
Bahamians have always responded well when our lives and livelihoods have been threatened. As a people, we have made many sacrifices. We have always banded together in difficult time and fought our challenges. We have used our ingenuity , working in teams to do amazing things. In the wake of devastating hurricanes, we have emerged #bahamasstrong.
In the same way, since The Bahamas saw it s first cases of COVID-19, many healthcare workers volunteered their services on the frontline. They found themselves pressing through new thresholds and overcoming adversities they never thought they would face. This time last year, none of us would have foreshadowed that we would be in this position today.
I am advised that for healthcare workers old enough to have practiced at the time, the current situation is reminiscent of the early 1980s when HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in The Bahamas.
While the modes of transmission differ, COVID-19 requires the same all - in approach. This second wave of infection clarifies the point that the whole health team is required to participate in order to effectively manage this pandemic
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