Twenty-nine more COVID-19 patients recover

TDT | Manama

The Health Ministry announced yesterday that 29 more patients have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This was reported by the Ministry on its official account on social networking service Twitter.

The 29 individuals have been discharged from their dedicated treatment centres. Their recoveries bring the total number of discharged patients in Bahrain to 1,218 as of last night, as indicated on the Health Ministry’s official website.

It was also announced by the Ministry yesterday that there were 61 new active cases of COVID-19. Of these, 51 are expatriate workers, three are contacts of active cases, and seven are travellers who have returned from abroad.

All new cases have been transferred to treatment centres and are receiving 24-hour care from special medical teams. Their discovery has brought the total number of active cases in Bahrain to 1,497. All of these cases, with the exception of two, are stable.

The total number of tested reached 117,797 as of last night. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry announced that its textiles department manufactures and has distributed face masks, free of charge, to its employees. This is a voluntary initiative that is within the framework of national efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, said the Ministry