Manama: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: The Ministry of Health on Thursday confirmed two more deaths from the COVID-19 taking the total tally to 156 deaths.
As the Kingdom has continued enhanced testing across the various segments of the society there total 9166 tests carried out on August 6th, Thursday taking the total number to 876700.
Authorities reported 2788 active cases, and 76 active cases were receiving treatment and 41 were in critical condition.
Out of 9166 COVID-19 tests carried out on 6 August 2020, 375 new cases have been detected among 138 expatriate workers, 237 new cases are contacts of active cases. There were 369 recoveries from the COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 39945.
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.
