MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health has reported overall 643 new COVID-19 cases an increase of 200 news cases, compared to the Sunday figures, and also among them 371 expatriate workers an increase of 98 new cases on Monday.
“Out of 7927 COVID-19 tests carried out on June 22, 2020 and 643 new cases have been detected among 371 expatriate workers. There are 262 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 10 are travel related. There were 443 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 16862,” the Ministry of Health confirmed on its Twitter account.
The death tally from the COVID-19 has reached 65 by Monday with active cases reaching 5480 among them 5443 were reported as stable. There were 148 active cases receiving treatment and 37 declared as critical. The total number of tests has reached 485715.
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.
