Contact Tracing

Weekly Contact Tracing Update (29 Oct 2020 to 04 Nov 2020)


Confirmed Cases Bahrainis Non-Bahrainis
1602 1125 477
Average number of new cases / day
Last Week This Week
302.14 228.86
Travel Cases
50
Local Cases
1552
Close Contacts

545
Tested after developing symptoms
483
Random/community testing

425
Tested after completing quarantine
99

Contact Tracing Highlights
  1. Cluster 79443: An 11-year-old female citizen tested positive after developing symptoms. Through contact tracing, 13 positive cases from 4 different households were detected. The cases are family-related, including the index case’s parents, siblings, grandparents, as well as other relatives, all of whom had direct contact with the index case during a family visit. 
  2. Cluster 79079: A 4-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 12 positive cases, including immediate and extended family members. Through contact tracing of two of the family members, 5 positive cases were detected, including primarily family members and a coworker. In total, this cluster impacted 17 persons from 8 different households. This cluster has 6 children below the age of 10.
  3. Cluster 79035: Contact tracing of a 35-year-old male citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 13 positive cases from 5 different households. The cases detected are family-related including immediate and extended family members; 12 of whom had direct contact with the index case while one case is a secondary infection. 
  4. Cluster 78491: A 54-year-old male citizen testes positive after developing symptoms. Through contact tracing, 12  positive cases from 6 different households were detected. The cases detected include the index case’s immediate and extended family members, in addition to two coworkers. 10 of the detected cases had direct contact with the index case, while two are secondary infections. 
  5. Cluster 78309: Contact tracing detected 14 positive cases from 4 different households when a 45-year-old male citizen tested positive after developing symptoms. The cases are family-related, including the index case’s immediate and extended family members. 3 of the detected cases had direct contact with the index case, while the remaining 11 cases are secondary infections
  6. Cluster 78427: A 24-year-old female citizen who tested positive after developing symptoms revealed 11 positive cases, including her husband and members of his family. Through contact tracing of one of the family members, 8 positive cases were detected that are family related. Overall, this cluster impacted 19 persons from 5 different households. 
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
05 Nov 2020
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