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Bahraini woman, 73, lone COVID casualty

TDT | Manama

A 73-year-old Bahraini woman yesterday died from the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Health Ministry reported. The death toll in the Kingdom now stands at 262.

The Ministry of Health announced early this morning that from 10,140 tests conducted yesterday, 360 new cases were detected amongst 101 expatriates and 247 from contacts of active cases, while 12 were travel-related. The new cases brought the overall number of confirmed registered cases in Bahrain to 73,476, dating back to when the first case was reported in February.

There were also 673 new recoveries, bringing the Kingdom’s total number of discharged individuals to 68,606. The total active cases rose 4608, with 4,537 in stable condition and 71 critical, and 103 receiving treatment. The overall tests conducted in Bahrain increased to 1,498,843 The Health Ministry has expressed its condolences to her family.