By LEANDRA ROLLE
Tribune Staff Reporter
lrolle@tribunemedia.net
THIRTY-SEVEN new COVID-19 cases and four more related deaths were recorded on Thursday, pushing the nation’s coronavirus tally to 6,644.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Health early Friday, officials said 30 of the new cases are in New Providence, four in Grand Bahama and three listed as “locations pending.”
There were also 88 newly recovered cases recorded for Thursday’s data, with total recoveries now at 4,345.
As for the four additional COVID-19 deaths, the victims include a 59-year-old man from Eleuthera who died on October 6, a 66 -year-old New Providence man who died on October 4, a 78-year-old New Providence man who died from October 21 and a 49-year-old New Providence woman who died October 23.
The country’s total COVID-19 death toll now stands at 142. Nineteen deaths are under investigation. Meanwhile, 87 of the confirmed cases are being hospitalised.
This comes as the country is set to begin its phased re-opening of the tourism industry on Sunday.
Some residents have expressed concern about the country’s readiness to re-open, fearful of a repeat of the July scenario where the decision to significantly relax travel restrictions resulted in a surge of new infections.
Although numbers in New Providence appear to be trending down, Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, health consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister, said on Wednesday that officials anticipate an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases as the country reopens.
However she added: “We can still slow the transmission of the virus.”
Tourism officials are expected to provide an update on all protocols regarding the country’s re-opening on Saturday.
In the meantime, health officials are reminding the public to practice the following measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
“Wear a face mask when you leave home; wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and if soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 70 percent alcohol; cover your cough or sneeze in your inner elbow or with a tissue; and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as phones, remotes controls, counters, doorknobs, and keyboards.”
Comments
joeblow 4 years ago
Heard on a newscast yesterday that Taiwan has not had a positive covid case for more than 200 days. They did everything right, we are doing everything wrong!
jamaicaproud 4 years ago
It comes down to order. Some countries have it, most countries don't. It's about not viewing pandemic as a political issue or a scheme.. Its not about wearing a mask as men pleasers to avoid arrest. It really is simply doing the right thing. 1. Protective gear 2. No physical contact with those who you can't validate l their movements. Which means no physical contact. 3. Avoid gatherings as much as your job allows.
This means church party and social food consumption aka eating in restaurants should be avoided. People need to stop seeing the measures as punishment but survival.
John 4 years ago
And then comes November 1, let us prey
John 4 years ago
America has 88,000 new cases today. If Minnis and DeAguilar opens the borders then what?
ThisIsOurs 4 years ago
Dahl Reghis said we expect cases to increase when the border opens... I'm kinda lost. You have an out of control spread that you can't get a handle on, you acknowledge that if you open the border it will get worse... but you open the border. I wonder how many people will die with the next decision
xtreme2x 4 years ago
Old saying goes. "WHEN AMERICA SNEEZE, BAHAMAS CATCHES THE COLD."
whogothere 4 years ago
It’s seem like Nassau is approaching a level of herd immunity as I predicted a month or so ago at between 5k-6k reported cases (likely 10x undetected cases or 50k - 60k which is likely around between 20% - 30% of population) as with Chicago, New York, Stockholm, Miami... cases will rise again I m sure but interesting we really seem a slow at the point were likely infection is at same level of prevalence that other slow downs occurred...hope I m right but we ll see.. but finally trending the right way icus down, hospitalizations and weekly deaths down...
whogothere 4 years ago
https://alachuachronicle.com/death-cert…
Super interesting read / tribune can you check out with our docs in the Bahamas how we re truly we qualifying deaths...I think the oldest COVID death in the Bahamas is 93...maybe start with that one...
John 4 years ago
The more Vaughan McCartney attacks the PM’ for the weeks lockdown and curfew s and curbside service, the more credibility he loses . The soy is moving towards these restrictions as the corona virus takes its toll. So Vaughan you have influence. Use it! Yes
John 4 years ago
Over 100,000 Americans are contracting the corona virus a day. Over 1,000 Americans have died in the past 24 hours due to the Covid-10 disease. Can this country afford the risk of inviting them in right now or wait a few more weeks?
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