Contact Tracing
Weekly Contact Tracing Update
(11 Mar 2021 to 17 Mar 2021)
Confirmed Cases
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Bahrainis
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Non-Bahrainis
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4709 |
2856
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1853
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Average number of new cases / day
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Last Week |
This Week |
594
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673
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Travel Cases
138
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Local Cases
4571
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Close Contacts
2155
Tested after developing symptoms
1383
Random/community testing
571
Tested after completing quarantine
462
Contact Tracing Highlights
- Cluster 121787: Contact tracing of a 33-year-old male citizen, who tested positive through random community screening, revealed 13 positive cases across 4 households. The cases detected are family related and include the index case’s mother, wife, sisters and relatives. Further contact tracing revealed 3 additional cases of secondary infection in the family, including the domestic helper. This cluster revealed a total of 16 positive cases.
- Cluster 126750: A 4-year-old male citizen, who tested positive after developing symptoms, revealed 14 family-related positive cases across 3 households, all of whom had direct contact with the index case . The cases detected include the index case’s mother, grandmother, siblings, uncles and cousins.
- Cluster 123357: Contact tracing of a 25-year-old male expatriate, who tested positive through random community screening, revealed a total of 14 positive cases among co-workers each living in separate accommodations. All who tested positive had direct contact with the index case.
- Cluster 126591: A 34-year-old female citizen, who tested positive after developing symptoms, revealed 18 positive cases across 5 different households, all of whom had direct contact with the index case during a family gathering. The cases detected are family related and include her mother, siblings, nieces, nephews and relatives.
- Cluster 125548: Contact tracing of a 66-year-old female citizen, who tested positive after developing symptoms, revealed a cluster of 16 family-related positive cases. A total of 13 cases were recorded among primary close contacts and 3 positive case among secondary close contacts spreading across 3 generations from 4 different households that include her children, grandchildren, daughters-in-law and nieces.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
18 Mar 2021