Bahamas: Covid-19 cases - 2,721 cases; 63 deaths

Shiloh · May 6, 2020

92 cases: https://ewnews.com/additional-three-covid-19-cases-on-new-providence

kiwibird · May 9, 2020

https://cmjournal.biomedcentral.com/...20-020-00317-x

Eleven cases of COVID-19 on the island described as an “emerging hotspot”

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to creep up in Bimini, a small western island with just over 2,000 residents, two local officials have called for the government to consider a prolonged lockdown and increased testing to curb new cases.

Glenderick Rolle, 45, member of Bimini’s Local Board, told Eyewitness News is a heightened sense of concern on the island among residents.

“Everyone is concerned,” he said. “Everyone just feels like there needs to be more tests.

“There are only 2,000 people here. Try to do as much as you could. I guess they are waiting for you to have symptoms, but it looks like most people appear to be asymptomatic, so you don’t know who is who.

As of yesterday, there were 92 confirmed cases of the virus in The Bahamas.

Eleven of those cases stem from Bimini.

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https://ewnews.com/no-additional-cov...more-recovered

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — There have been no additional cases of COVID-19 as of today, according to health consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis.

However, five more COVID-19 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered patients up to 31.

There have been 92 confirmed cases of the virus — 72 in New Providence, 11 in Bimini, eight in Grand Bahama and one in Cat Cay.

The latest cases were confirmed on Wednesday, after three people tested positively for the virus in New Providence.

During a broadcasted press conference, Dahl-Regis pointed out there have been periods of zero cases, as she said data modeling is in line with health officials’ projections about a slowed acceleration of cases, though she said concerns remain about healthcare workers’ exposures to the virus.

Just over 23 percent of the COVID-19 patients in The Bahamas were healthcare workers.