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#NASSAU, The Bahamas April 23, 2020 Minister of Health the Hon. Dr. Duane Sands announced today that there are two additional deaths from the coronavirus in The Bahamas bringing the total number of deaths to 11.

The two new deaths are a 53-year-old male and a51-year-old male.

We give our heartfelt condolences to the families ofthe two men who lost their lives. Our prayers are with you in this difficulttime, Dr. Sands stated during a COVID-19 Update press conference at theMinistry of Health, Thursday, April 23, 2020.

He also noted that there are two new COVID-19 cases. A 50-year-old female of New Providence who isin home isolation. And a 29-year-old female of New Providence who is also inhome isolation.

The Health Minister said this brings the countrystotal number of confirmed cases to 72, that is: 61 from New Providence; sevenfrom Grand Bahama; three from Bimini; and one from Cat Cay, Bimini.

He stated that 15 of the 72 confirmed cases ofCOVID-19 are health care workers.

Dr. Sands said there are two new recovered patientsfor a total of 14.

He further broke down that nine patients arehospitalised eight in New Providence at Doctors Hospital West, and one inGrand Bahama at the Rand Memorial.

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Two More COVID-19 Deaths in The Bahamas; 15 Healthcare workers infected - Magnetic Media