230,188 tests, 3,973 cases, 2,762 recoveries

TDT | Manama

Bahrain’s toll from the deadly Coronavirus pandemic has reached 12 with the Kingdom reporting two more deaths in the last 48 hours. Both the victims, a 53-year-old expatriate man and a 67-year old Bahrain man, were registered active cases of COVID-19 symptoms and were suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, the authorities said in a late-night announcement on the Health Ministry’s twitter handle.

“The patients, along with all other active COVID-19 cases, had been placed in isolation and received extensive 24-hour treatment from a specialised medical team,” the ministry tweeted.

The ministry of health expressed condolences to the individuals’ family at this difficult time. With this, Bahrain’s mortality rate, based on the total active case in the Kingdom, has become 0.305 per cent.

164 new cases, 122 recoveries

Separately, the ministry announced 164 new active cases and 122 new recoveries from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Out of the new active cases, 123 are expatriate workers and 38 are contacts of active virus cases.

Three of the cases are travel related. Bahrain has reported 3,973 active COVID-19 cases, as of yesterday, of which 3970 people are in stable health conditions, while three people are in a critical state.

Some 2,762 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals across the Kingdom, so far. The high number of active cases being reported daily is mainly due to the large number of COVID-19 tests being conducted.

Bahraini authorities have conducted 230,188 COVID-19 tests, of which 223,441 people tested negative to the infection. Some 6747 people, including expatriates and Bahraini nationals, tested positive. Bahrain’s recovery rate, so far, from the virus outbreak, is 40.93 pc, while the COVID positive rate is 2.93pc.

The Kingdom’s fatality rate compared to the total COVID-19 positive figure is 0.17pc, with the authorities conducting 134,996 tests per million. Total cases per 1 million of the population here are 3,930 with the global average being 601.2. Total population here is 1,693,179.

Disinfectants and sanitisers

Recently, the Interior Ministry has started distributing medical disinfectants and sanitisers, in cooperation with the Dhaman Medical Disinfectant Company, to support the on-going national efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister, Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani, said the campaign is being implemented by the Inspection Directorate’s staff, along with volunteers, whose number is expected to exceed 500.

Saudi cases jump

Saudi Arabia yesterday saw a steep increase in the daily number of virus cases with 2,840 new infections, taking the cumulative total to 52,016. With 1,797 new recoveries, the overall recovered cases are 23,666.

The death toll in the kingdom increased by 10 to 302, an official said on state TV. Saudi Health Ministry, in a statement, urged people to go out only when “absolutely” necessary and avoid crowds. Saudi is also imposing a 24-hour lockdown for Eid holiday.

UAE cases near 22,000

UAE added another 747 cases in the past 24-hours increasing total infections to 21,831. Total recoveries increased to 7,328 as 398 more people got cleared of their symptoms, yesterday. The total death toll is 210.

Reports say that the governments of Abu Dhabi and Dubai are discussing ways to prop up Dubai’s economy by linking up assets in the two emirates, with Abu Dhabi’s state fund Mubadala likely to play a key role in any deal.

Kuwait toll hits 107

Kuwait reported 11 more deaths from the COVID-19 infections raising the total toll to 107. With 942 more confirmed cases, total cases reached 13,802.

Oman cases top 5,000

With 404 new confirmed cases, the country’s overall infection has surged to 5,029, according to Health Ministry there. The total toll is 20 and recoveries 1,436. Oman continues to remain as the lowest infected among the six-nation GCC countries.

Qatar reported on Saturday another 1,547 cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed infections to more than 30,000.

The latest health ministry report on confirmed cases took the total to 30,972, according to figures published on the ministry’s website. One more person died, bringing the death toll to 15.

Worldwide cases pass 4.56 million, toll crosses 306,000

According to the latest tally, more than 4.56 million people have been reported to have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 306,221 have died. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.