MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health Bahrain reported that there were 8259 COVID-19 tests carried out on Friday June 19, 2020 and reported 486 new cases among 270 are expatriate workers.
The statistics show that there were 212 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel related.
The Ministry also confirmed that two citizens also died due to the COVID-19 on Friday taking the total death tally to 57.
There were 591 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 15287.
The figure of the total tests conducted has reached 462627, the number of active cases were 5572 among them stable were 5536 while 174 active cases receiving treatment. There are 36 critical patients of the COVID-19 currently in the hospitals.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health announced the death of a 64-year-old male citizen from the COVID-19, and the death of a 50-year-old female citizen from the COVID-19, and the Ministry expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased.
The spike in deaths and number of cases is largely attributable to a deliberate non-compliance of the health and safety guidelines developed and implemented by the authorities.
The non-compliance of precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Health has enhanced the possibility of spreading of the virus among citizens at an alarming level.
The Ministry of Health stressed that it is the national responsibility of all to follow the precautionary health measures enacted by the government, which include vigilantly following social distancing guidelines, to ensure the mitigation of COVID-19 and the safety of the community.
The ministry highlighted that recent COVID-19 testing has indicated an increase in cases from contacts of active COVID-19 cases, particularly from family and social gatherings, leaving home for unnecessary reasons, and negligence when complying with the health measures and guidelines issued.
