COVID cases flatline

For the third time in the last eight days, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day dropped to single digits.

Health officials reported two cases yesterday. Both cases, a man and woman, were on New Providence.

On November 24, there were nine cases reported and on November 27, seven cases were reported.

In total, there were 806 new cases of COVID-19 reported in November, a significant decrease from the 2,612 cases reported during the month of October.

As of December 1, The Bahamas recorded 7,543 cases of the virus. Sixteen cases were hospitalized, but none were in ICU.

There were 1,388 active cases and 5,934 recovered cases.

There were 163 deaths, with 35 non-

COVID deaths and 23 deaths under   investigation. A total of 43,794 tests were completed up to December 1.

The Bahamas recorded its first case of COVID-19 in March and since then the country has remained under a state of emergency with various restrictions in place.

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday eased many of the current measures in place meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The curfew on Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence was relaxed, businesses can now open later and grocery stores on New Providence can now open on Sundays.

When he spoke in the House of Assembly last week, Minnis said the measures worked to beat back the virus.

“Currently, our country is in a better position than many places,” he said.

The Bahamas managed to beat back COVID cases before, in June when cases flatlined. However, following the opening of the borders for international travel on July 1, an uptick in cases began and only recently slowed.

The prime minister has stated that he has no issue closing the country down again if cases begin to climb.

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