NASSAU, BAHAMAS Health officials have confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in Grand Bahama, taking the total number of cases to 113.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This follows an announcement from Pizza Hut Freeport, which advised today that a team member from its Mall location has tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Grand Bahama has seen a spike in new cases with eight cases in six days.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, health officials confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 on Grand Bahama after there had been no cases on the island for more than 60 days.<\/p>\n
The pair confirmed on Wednesday were the first cases for the country in more than three weeks.<\/p>\n
The Pizza Hut employee is currently in quarantine and receiving treatment as needed, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n
All employees exposed to the team member have been identified by the Ministry of Health and are in self-isolation, the statement read.<\/p>\n
The health and well being of our team members and customers is our number one priority, especially in these uncertain times.<\/p>\n
The restaurant was temporarily closed for sanitization and is expected to reopen on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
There have been 16 confirmed cases in Grand Bahama, 83 in New Providence, one in Cat Cay, and 13 on Bimini.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the Ministry of Health also advised that its dashboard has been updated to include a tab for non-COVID related deaths.<\/p>\n
There were two individuals who were previously confirmed to have COVID-19 who passed away, the statement read.<\/p>\n
A review was completed with local and international personnel who confirmed that the deaths were not due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the dashboard will now feature the tab Non-COVID Related Deaths to classify a patient that was diagnosed with COVID-19, but the cause of death was not due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n
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