Three COVID-19 deaths; total active cases decline continues

TDT | Manama

The coronavirus (COVID-19) took three lives in Bahrain yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported. The deceased included a 43-year-old expatriate woman, a 52-year-old Bahraini man, and a 68-year-old expatriate man. Their passing brought the total coronavirus-related deaths in the Kingdom to 150. The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the victims’ families.

Meanwhile, the ministry announced early this morning that out of 7,656 COVID-19 tests conducted yesterday, 299 new cases were detected. These included 121 expatriate workers and 178 contacts of active cases. There were zero new travel-related cases.

The new active cases brought the overall number of confirmed registered cases in Bahrain to 41,835, dating back to when the first case was reported in February of this year. There were also 341 additional recoveries from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the Kingdom’s total number of discharged individuals to more than 39,000 at 39,007.

Following those recoveries, the current total of active cases continued to drop, as the number went to 2,678. Of these, 48 are in critical condition and 75 are receiving treatment. The remaining 2,630 cases are stable. The total tests conducted in Bahrain increased to 850,648.