Six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported.
They all came in contact with an infected person, from Jannusan, who was identified earlier today by the Health Ministry.
According to the ministry’s website dedicated to Covid-19, the 71-year-old Bahraini man had come in contact with two individuals who arrived from Iran in February.
Applying the contact tracing method the ministry revealed that he had visited Almosawi Eye Centre on March 5, attended a burial in Hoora Cemetery on March 8 and attended condolences in North Jannusan Maatam on March 9.
He was subsequently admitted to Salmaniya Medical Complex with pneumonia on March 12 and was tested negative for Covid 19. However, the man was retested for Covid 19 on Sunday.
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