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COVID-19 takes life of Bahraini, 92

TDT | Manama

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the life of a 92-year-old Bahraini man, bringing the overall number of virus-related deaths in the Kingdom to 98. The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the victim’s family.

Meanwhile, it was announced early this morning that out of 9,945 COVID-19 tests conducted yesterday, 454 new cases were detected, including 273 expatriate workers, 179 contacts of active cases, and two travel-related cases. There were also 529 additional recoveries from the virus yesterday, the Health Ministry said.

Their release from isolation and treatment brought the Kingdom’s total number of discharged individuals to 25,178. The total number of current active cases went to 4,545, with 54 in critical condition and 39 receiving treatment. The remaining 4,491 cases are stable. The total tested increased to 612,096.