The death toll from Hurricane Dorian is five, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said during a press conference Monday.

Officials had previously confirmed the death of a 7-year-old boy.

The identities of the remaining four were unknown.

“We are going to be very careful about reporting such information,” Minnis said. “It should only come from the official channels and be verified by the Royal Bahama Police Force.”

There have been 21 reported injuries — five of them serious, he added.

Minnis said police and rescue workers, who have been unable to respond to the hurricane-ravaged portions of the commonwealth due to continuing fierce weather from Dorian, would be dispatched to the hard-hit Abaco islands to better assess the damage there.