The Ministry of Health announces death of 60-year-old Bahraini national

TDT | Manama

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday the death of a 60-year old Bahraini national who was a registered active case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The deceased male was suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, the Health Ministry said.

He was a contact of an active case, and was then placed in isolation where he received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team. His demise marked the seventh death in Bahrain related to the coronavirus.

The Health Ministry expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. The Ministry highlighted that, excluding three cases, all other 870 active COVID-19 cases remain stable and all patients continue to receive treatment from a specialised medical team, following guidelines provided by the World Health Organisation.

The total of 873 active cases was reached after 167 new cases were reported yesterday by the Health Ministry. From those, 161 were announced in the afternoon while an additional six were reported in the evening.

Out of the 161 cases, 156 were from expatriate workers, while three were contacts of other active cases and the two others were from arrivals from abroad. The 156 new active cases were detected following the testing of 3,581 expatriate workers conducted over a period of 24 hours, as part of an ongoing campaign to test workers at their place of residence.

Early detection of COVID-19 cases among expatriate workers and quarantining their contacts expedites treatment and strengthens precautionary measures set out to safeguard the well-being of citizens and residents, the Health Ministry said.

No information was given on the six additional cases from last night. Meanwhile, the number of discharged patients reached 648 after the Ministry announced a total of 57 new recoveries as of last night.

Fifty-four of those were reported in the afternoon yesterday while an additional three discharged patients were announced in the evening. The total tested increased to 70,813, according to the Health Ministry’s website.