Ninth COVID-19 death in Bahrain, 295 new active cases

TDT | Manama

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday the death of an 80-year-old Bahraini citizen due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient had underlying health conditions. Along with all other active COVID-19 cases, he had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team.

His passing marked the ninth death related to the coronavirus in the Kingdom. The Health Ministry expressed its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family during this difficult time. The Ministry also reported yesterday 295 new active COVID-19 cases.

Of these, 181 are expatriate workers, 113 are contacts of active cases, and one is travel-related. Their detection brought the total number of active cases in the Kingdom to 3,330, with five of them in critical condition.

The Ministry noted that 31 of the cases were from a single-family, whose members did not follow the precautionary measures issued to help curb the spread of the virus.

The Minister of Health, therefore, called on citizens and residents to ensure they adhere to the decisions and procedures and not to underestimate the danger of failing to comply with them.

The Minister stated that daily laboratory tests showed an increase in the number of cases caused by people in contact with existing cases, due to their non-compliance with the health guidelines.

The Health Minister stressed that in order to preserve the health and safety of everyone during Ramadan, breakfast gatherings should be limited to a small group of family members, in addition to the need of wearing face masks and practising social distancing, amongst other precautionary measures.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry announced 40 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total discharged to 2,192. The total tested rose to 197,898 as of last night.