36 new cases of COVID-19

As of Tuesday, August 4, 2020

The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 36 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Twenty of the new cases are in New Providence, 11 are in Grand Bahama, three are in Bimini and two are in the Berry Islands.

This brings the total number of cases to 715, with 608 of those active. Twenty-two people are in hospital.

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% 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.

DDK 3 years, 8 months ago

How severe are these cases of this virus?? Why is this data not reported???? We no longer seem to include the bit about "travel history" now that our borders are wide open, including those constantly breached by the Haitian invaders from the south...

ISpeakFacts 3 years, 8 months ago

That's too much work for these lazy SOBs!!!

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 8 months ago

When did they reopen the borders? Did I miss that?

tribanon 3 years, 8 months ago

You've missed a lot of things. But remember, ignorance is bliss.

RealTalk 3 years, 8 months ago

Did we ever acknowledge the additional 3 deaths?

joeblow 3 years, 8 months ago

... yes the 3 deaths were acknowledged. 3 deaths from 608 cases which is 0.5% mortality for this second wave so far (about the same as the flu). Makes one wonder if this wave is caused by a less dangerous strain of virus, but only time will tell!

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 8 months ago

We were above 11% in the first wave. Let's just be hopeful that rate doesn't keep going.... Way too early to make any assumptions on death rates. We should also be very concerned about hospitalizations, we can't let our health system be overwhelmed, we're on our own, no help from any other country right now...

proudloudandfnm 3 years, 8 months ago

For the record the flu killed about 34,000 in the US last year, and the year before that, and before that, etc. There is no comparison, this is far more deadly than the flu and way more contagious. So please stop the idiotic comparisons to the flu...

joeblow 3 years, 8 months ago

... obviously comprehension is not your strength. The point was not to try and compare this to the flu, but to question whether or not, based on current mortality rates with higher rates of confirmed infections, this might be a different strain of virus from the first wave (possibly more infectious, but less deadly)!

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tribanon 3 years, 8 months ago

@joeblow: I wouldn't place much faith in or reliance upon any of the numbers being released by government in respect of Covid-19 testing, cases and deaths.

Bobsyeruncle 3 years, 8 months ago

Mortality rate might actually be less than 0.5%. Wouldn't one also include the recovered cases (91) as they at one time were also an active case. Eventually the majority of the Active Cases will be moved to the Recovered Cases column, which would then skew the mortality rate formula that you used. In addition, there are probably a whole lot more of asymptomatic cases or people who had very mild symptoms who were never tested and therefore would not be included in the Active Cases data.

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