NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas reached another grim milestone as it recorded over 600 new COVID-19 cases last week, including 228 cases on Thursday (August 5) alone, representing the highest single day tally reported since the start of the pandemic, The Tribune reported on Monday, August 9.
This comes as the Ministry of Health announced nine more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the official toll to 304 up to press time.
The deceased victims included seven New Providence residents. They are a 20-year-old man, a 50-year-old woman, and a 41-year-old man who all died on July 20; a 54-year-old woman who died July 23; a 74-year-old man and 24-year-old woman who both died on July 29 and a 50-year-old woman who died August 3.
The other two deaths recorded included a 54-year-old Eleuthera woman and a 42-year-old man from Berry Islands who both died July 29.
Of the new cases recorded last week, there were 91 reported on Sunday, 35 on Monday, 78 on Tuesday, 67 on Wednesday, 228 on Thursday, and 118 on Friday for a total of 617.
Saturday’s data was not released up to press time.
The week before – July 25 to July 29 – there were nearly 560 new cases confirmed.
Health officials say in the coming days, the number of new infections will probably be higher than usual due to many getting tested this week after postponing it as a result of the recent Emancipation Day holiday.
According to the latest data, 120 people are in hospital sick with the virus, 10 of whom are in intensive care.
In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said the high infection rates and increasing hospital cases show that the country is in serious trouble. He added that more restrictive measures may be needed to arrest control of this pandemic.
He also believes the number of cases reported in the last several days is not an accurate depiction of the true number of infections in the country. See complete story in The Tribune at http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/aug/09/duane-sands-warns-tsunami-infections/
