There are a combination of imported and on-island COVID-19 cases on San Salvador, according to health officials.
During a press conference on Friday, Dr. Gillian Bartlett, who heads the COVID-19 task force for the Family Islands, said, “The first case on San Salvador was a native of San Salvador [who] traveled from San Salvador into New Providence.”
She said that person tested positive for the virus while trying to return to San Salvador.
“So, both of those cases were originating from San Salvador,” Bartlett said.
“There was no history of travel outside of San Salvador at that time. The additional five cases, all also originated in San Salvador. They were persons who were having flu-like symptoms and, as we know, you cannot determine whether you’re dealing with flu or you’re dealing with COVID, so we would’ve swabbed them.”
The island reported its first COVID case on January 1 and its second on January 2.
There were eight cases on San Salvador as of Sunday.
Prior to January 1, San Salvador was one of three islands, including Ragged Island and Rum Cay, to remain untainted by COVID-19 since the first case was confirmed in The Bahamas on March 15.
The ministry has confirmed 8,004 cases in the last nine months.
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