Contact Tracing
Weekly Contact Tracing Update
(08 Oct 2020 to 14 Oct 2020)
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Confirmed Cases
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Bahrainis
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Non-Bahrainis
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| 2688 |
1836
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852
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Average number of new cases / day
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| Last Week |
This Week |
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438.3
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384
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Travel Cases
38
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Local Cases
2650
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Close Contacts
1031
Tested after developing symptoms
810
Random/community testing
715
Tested after completing quarantine
94
Contact Tracing Highlights
- Cluster 69592: Contact tracing of a 33-year-old female citizen who tested positive at a random community screening revealed 16 family-related positive cases from two different households, all of whom had direct contact with the index case. Moreover, 6 of the positive cases are below the age of 10.
- Cluster 72834: Contact tracing of a 29-year-old male citizen who tested positive at a random community screening revealed 10 family-related positive cases from two different households, all of whom had direct contact with the index case.
- Cluster 70441: A 29-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms uncovered 11 positive cases from 7 different households. The cases detected are mostly family-related and a coworker. 10 of the detected cases had direct contact with the index case, while one is a secondary case.
- Cluster 69309: A 29-year-old male expatriate who tested positive after developing symptoms uncovered a cluster of 5 positive cases, which includes the index case’s wife, friends and a colleague. Additionally, contact tracing of the colleague revealed 3 additional positive cases among citizens. This cluster impacts a total of 10 people from 9 different households.
- Cluster 69307: Contact tracing of a 26-year-old male citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 5 positive cases, 3 of which are family-related and 2 are work-related. In addition, contact tracing of the co-worker, a 35-year-old male citizen, discovered 11 family-related positive cases, of which 2 came in direct contact and 9 are secondary cases. A total of 17 people from 8 different households were affected.
- Cluster 69257: Contact tracing detected 14 new positive cases when a 45-year-old male expatriate tested positive after developing symptoms. The detected cases are all work-related, 9 of whom had direct contact with the index case at work, while 5 are secondary infections.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
15 Oct 2020
