#NASSAU, The Bahamas – from October 1, 2020 — Minister of Health the Hon. Renward Wells said a total of 4,220 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in The Bahamas as of Thursday, October 1, 2020.
“Of that number 2,290 cases have recovered
and 1,803 remain active. This translates to a recovery rate of 54.3 per cent,”
Minister Wells explained at the COVID-19 Update press conference at the
Ministry of Health, Friday, October 2, 2020.
“Ninety-three active cases are hospitalized while the remaining cases
are in quarantine.”
He said as of Thursday, New Providence has
recorded the majority of cases with a total of 3099. This is followed by:
Grand
Bahama with 635;
Abaco with
145;
Exuma with
32;
Inagua
with 19;
Eleuthera
22;
Long
Island 12;
Andros 8;
and
156 cases
with locations pending.
The Health Minister noted that Bimini,
which has reported a total of 54 confirmed cases, has maintained 28 days with
no new confirmed cases.
He stated that for September, 2020,
Mayaguana recorded only one new case.
Acklins, Berry Islands, Cat Island, and
Crooked Island all previously had confirmed cases, however, no new active cases
have been identified on these islands.
“Sadly, COVID-19 has been confirmed to
have claimed the lives of 96 people and 15 deaths are still under
investigation.
“Consequently, we have a mortality rate of
2.27 per cent. Whilst The Bahamas has experienced a higher number of deaths in
this second wave, case fatality ratio which estimates the proportion of deaths
among identified cases fits into the range of the global case fatality rate by
country which stands between 0.1 per cent to 2 per cent.”
Minister Wells explained that a technical
team, led by pathologists, works to ensure that clarity is brought to every
case of a death.
He stated that deaths recorded in
hospitals may be rapidly concluded, while those that occur in homes or outlying
facilities may be reported much later after the paperwork is processed.
“It is also important to note that, due to
delays in reporting, the death figures on a given date may not necessarily
reflect the number of new deaths on that day.
“We will continue to work feverishly to
prevent deaths from happening as much as humanly possible. One life lost is one
too many.”