New infections down, with zero deaths reported

TDT | Manama

The number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections announced yesterday in Bahrain dropped significantly compared to the daily numbers announced over the past couple of weeks. After several days with at least over 600 new cases, the Ministry of Health announced 540 new infections yesterday from 9,273 tests conducted. These included 109 expatriate workers and 424 contacts of active cases, with seven travel-related cases.

There were also 651 additional recoveries yesterday, bringing the total discharged to 57,950. The active cases, therefore, went to 6,868, with 146 receiving treatment, of which 52 are critical. Zero virus-related deaths were reported yesterday, while the total tested increased to 1,333,275.