Contact Tracing

Weekly Contact Tracing Update (23 Sep 2021 to 29 Sep 2021)


Confirmed Cases Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis
457 195 262
Average number of new cases / day
Last Week This Week
78 65
Travel Cases
42
Local Cases
415
Close Contacts

77
Tested after developing symptoms
142
Random/community testing

80
Tested after completing quarantine
116

Contact Tracing Highlights
  1. Cluster 274146: Contact tracing of a symptomatic 32-year-old male citizen revealed 8 positive cases across 3 households.  The cases detected include the index case’s wife, children, sister-in-law, niece, nephews and friend, all of whom had direct contact with each other during a gathering. 

  2. Cluster 274301: Contact tracing of 5 symptomatic male expatriates revealed 4 positive cases.  The cases detected all work in the same company and share accommodations in 2 different units.  This cluster resulted in a total of 8 positive cases.  

  3. Cluster 272958: Contact tracing of a symptomatic 2-year-old male expatriate revealed a cluster of 5 family-related positive cases from the same household.  The cases detected include the index case’s parents and siblings. 

  4. Cluster 273596: Contact tracing of a symptomatic 10-year-old female citizen and her sibling revealed 4 positive cases living in the same household.  The cases detected are family-related and include their parents, sister and domestic helper.  This cluster resulted in a total of 5 positive cases.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
30 Sep 2021
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