Contact Tracing

Weekly Contact Tracing Update (01 Apr 2021 to 07 Apr 2021)


Confirmed Cases Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis
7486 5042 2444
Average number of new cases / day
Last Week This Week
880 1069
Travel Cases
254
Local Cases
7232
Close Contacts

3766
Tested after developing symptoms
1734
Random/community testing

1001
Tested after completing quarantine
731

Contact Tracing Highlights
  1. Cluster 143672: Contact tracing of a 40-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 17 positive cases from 2 different households, all of whom had direct contact with the index case. The cases detected are family-related and include the index case’s parents, children, siblings, nieces and nephews.  
  2. Cluster 136059: A 65-year-old male citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed a total of 20 family-related positive cases, 13 of which are primary infections and 7 are secondary infections from 3 different households.  The cases detected include the index case’s wife, children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. 
  3. Cluster 142128: Contact tracing of a symptomatic 1-year-old female citizen revealed 15 positive cases, all within the immediate family.  
  4. Cluster 138513: A 29-year-old female citizen who was confirmed positive revealed 12 family-related positive cases  from 5 different households. The cases all had direct contact with the index case at a family gathering, and include the index case’s mother, daughters, siblings, nieces and nephews. 
  5. Cluster 136551: A 50-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 11 positive cases from 3 different households. The cases detected are family related and include the index case’s husband, sisters, brother-in-law, nieces and nephews, all of whom had direct contact with the index case. Further contact tracing of one of the nieces identified her brother and uncle as cases of secondary infection. This cluster resulted in a total of 13 positive cases.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
08 Apr 2021
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