71 new coronavirus cases, 1 death today in Bahrain
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The Ministry of Health confirmed that it detected a total of 71 new coronavirus cases and 1 death today, bringing the total number of active cases to 1,008.
Out of the 71 new cases, 48 cases were of expat workers, 16 cases of contacts, and 7 cases from abroad. A 36-year old expat male dies of coronavirus who had underlying health conditions.
Health officials in Bahrain also confirmed a total of 56 new recoveries from the coronavirus today, bringing the total number of recoveries so far to 1,082 since the outbreak first began.
Currently, a total of 100,031 people have been tested and the total number of confirmed active cases is 994, amongst which 1 patient is in critical condition. To date, 1,082 patients have been discharged and 8 deaths have been confirmed.
This information is based on active cases in the webpage that was developed to show up-to-date Coronavirus (COVID-19) information in Bahrain.