Contact Tracing

Weekly Contact Tracing Update (12 Aug 2021 to 18 Aug 2021)


Confirmed Cases Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis
806 463 343
Average number of new cases / day
Last Week This Week
119 115
Travel Cases
110
Local Cases
696
Close Contacts

183
Tested after developing symptoms
199
Random/community testing

204
Tested after completing quarantine
110

Contact Tracing Highlights
  1. Cluster 270094: Contact tracing of a 37-year-old male citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms, revealed a cluster of 10 family-related cases from 2 different households.  The cases detected include the index case’s mother, wife, children, sister and relatives.
  2. Cluster 269372: Contact tracing of s symptomatic 47-year-old female citizen revealed a cluster of 9 positive cases, all of whom had direct contact with the index case during a gathering.  The cases detected include the index case’s husband, children, relative and her children. 
  3. Cluster 269686: Contact tracing of a 57-year-old female citizen who tested positive through random community screening revealed 9 of her direct family members as positive cases from 2 different households.  The cases detected include her son, daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.  
  4. Cluster 270090: Contact tracing of a symptomatic 41-year-old female expatriate revealed 8 family-related cases, all of whom live in the same household, and include the index case’s sons, brother, sister-in-law and nephews.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
19 Aug 2021
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