Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health said that it had conducted 7379 the COVID-19 tests on 21 June 2020, and detected 434 new cases which include 273 expatriate workers. The statistics show that 158 new cases are contacts of active cases, and three are travel related. The Ministry has also reported 629 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 16419. The death tally from the COVID-19 has reached to 63.
The statistics show that there were 212 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel related.
As the Ministry has enhanced the tests across the Kingdom, the total number of tests reached 477788, and the number of actives cases were 5282 among them 5250 were stable and 169 active cases receiving treatment. The number of critical patients of the COVID-19 stands at 32 as of Sunday.
The spike in deaths and number of cases is largely attributable to a deliberate non-compliance of the health and safety guidelines developed and implemented by the authorities.
The non-compliance of precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Health has enhanced the possibility of spreading of the virus among citizens at an alarming level.
The Ministry of Health stressed that it is the national responsibility of all to follow the precautionary health measures enacted by the government, which include vigilantly following social distancing guidelines, to ensure the mitigation of COVID-19 and the safety of the community.
The Ministry highlighted that recent COVID-19 testing has indicated an increase in cases from contacts of active COVID-19 cases, particularly from family and social gatherings, leaving home for unnecessary reasons, and negligence when complying with the health measures and guidelines issued.
