COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Bahrain on 21 February 2020.[3]
COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Bahrain |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Manama |
Arrival date | 21 February 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 696,614[1] |
Active cases | 5,743[2] |
Recovered | 494,419[2] |
Deaths | 1,536[1] |
Fatality rate | 0.22% |
Vaccinations | |
Government website | |
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On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6]