BAHRAIN has recorded a 70 per cent slump in coronavirus infections in the last 10 days of February compared to the rest of the month.
However, the month also saw the highest death toll (46) compared to the previous eight months.
From February 19 to Monday, 29,720 cases were recorded, a 73.12pc drop from 110,587 in the previous week. The month also saw a nearly 52pc increase in cases – 140,307 compared to 92,513 in January.
A total of 514,883 people have been infected in the country until Monday which is more than 34pc of Bahrain’s estimated 1.5 million population. This included 25,648 active cases and 487,781 recoveries along with 1,454 fatalities.
The first two months of the year recorded 232,820 cases (15.5pc of the population) the while the remaining 282,063 cases (18.8pc of the population) were recorded until last year since the onset of the pandemic.
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