Two more deaths from COVID-19; confirmed cases near 20,000

TDT | Manama

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday the deaths of two Bahraini men, aged 57 and 64, from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Their passing brought the virus-related casualty count to 12 in the last four days and 49 overall in the Kingdom. The Health Ministry expressed its condolences to the victims’ families.

Meanwhile, it was announced early this morning that out of 7,589 COVID-19 tests conducted yesterday, 406 new cases were detected, including 216 expatriate workers, 189 contacts of active cases, and one travel-related. Their detection brought the overall confirmed cases in Bahrain to nearly 20,000 ever since the first cases were registered.

There were also 319 more recoveries from the virus yesterday, the Health Ministry reported. That brought the total number of discharged in Bahrain to 14,185. The total number of current active cases went to 5,727, of which 131 are receiving treatment, with 27 in critical condition.