Contact Tracing

Weekly Contact Tracing Update (15 Oct 2020 to 21 Oct 2020)


Confirmed Cases Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis
2286 1585 701
Average number of new cases / day
Last Week This Week
384 326.6
Travel Cases
39
Local Cases
2247
Close Contacts

770
Tested after developing symptoms
823
Random/community testing

549
Tested after completing quarantine
105

Contact Tracing Highlights
  1. Cluster 73350: A cluster of 10 positive cases from 2 different households were identified when a  44-year-old female citizen tested positive at a random community screening. The cases detected are all family-related, including the index case’s siblings, mother and nephews, all of whom had direct contact with the index case. 
  2. Cluster 72394: Contact tracing of a 40-year-old female citizen who tested positive at a random community screening revealed 12 family-related positive cases from 5 different households, who met at a family gathering. 10 of the detected cases had direct contact with the index case, while 2 are secondary infections. 
  3. Cluster 72802:  A 22-year-old female citizen who tested positive  at a random community screening revealed 4 family-related positive cases. Through contact tracing of the sister, an additional 6 positive cases were detected, all of whom are family members who met at a family gathering. Further contact tracing of the 6 positive cases, revealed 2 positive within the extended-family. In total, this cluster impacted a total of 12 persons from 6 different households. 
  4. Cluster 72061: Contact tracing of a 43-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms, uncovered 14 new cases from 6 different households.  The cases are family related, including the index case’s immediate and extended family members, who met at a family gathering. Of the cases, 12 had direct contact with the index case and 2 were secondary infections. 
  5. Cluster 71018: A 27-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 12 positive cases from 3 different households. The cases detected include her child, parents, siblings, a niece and nephew, 10 of whom had direct contact with the index, while 2 are secondary infections.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
22 Oct 2020
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