Two more COVID-19 deaths; active cases continue to drop

TDT | Manama

Two more lives were taken by the coronavirus (COVID-19) yesterday in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Health announced. The deceased included a 66-year-old Bahraini woman and a 50-year-old expatriate man, whose passing brought the total number of virus-related deaths in Bahrain to 128.

The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the victims’ families. Meanwhile, the ministry announced early this morning that out of 9,352 COVID-19 tests conducted yesterday, 514 new cases were detected. These included 256 expatriate workers, 257 contacts of active cases, and one travel-related case.

There were also 593 additional recoveries from the virus yesterday, bringing the Kingdom’s total number of discharged individuals to 32,965. Following those recoveries, the total number of current active cases continued to drop to 3,843, with 46 in critical condition and 70 receiving treatment. The remaining 3,797 cases are stable. The total tests conducted in Bahrain increased to 735,492.