COVID-19 takes two more lives; active cases drop below 4,000

TDT | Manama

Two more lives were taken by the coronavirus (COVID-19) yesterday in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Health announced. The deceased were both men, and they included a 78-year-old citizen and a 59-year-old expatriate. Their passing brought the total number of virus-related deaths in Bahrain to 126.

The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the victims’ families. Meanwhile, the ministry announced early this morning that out of 8,417 COVID-19 tests conducted yesterday, 418 new cases were detected. These included 201 expatriate workers, 207 contacts of active cases, and 10 travel-related cases.

There were also 607 additional recoveries from the virus yesterday, bringing the Kingdom’s total number of discharged individuals to 32,372. Following those recoveries, the total number of current active cases decreased to 3,924, with 46 in critical condition and 70 receiving treatment. The remaining 3,878 cases are stable. The total tests conducted in Bahrain increased to 726,140.