Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health on Sunday has detected 438 new cases of the COVID-19 which include 279 expatriate workers.
The death tally from the pandemic recorded five more deaths taking the total number to 83 and there were 5105 active cases while active cases receiving treatment were 74 and stable were 5064 and 41 were in critical condition, according to the statistics issued by the Ministry.
The total number of tests reached 536516 and the additional recoveries were 736 taking the total number of recovered patients to 20516.
“Out of 7274 COVID-19 tests carried out on 28 June 2020, 438 new cases have been detected among 279 expatriate workers, 150 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 9 are travel related. There were 736 recoveries from the COVID19, taking the total recoveries to 20517,” it added.
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.
