coronavirus model generic | A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020.
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Dubai: Coronavirus infections in Bahrain have jumped to 25,267 after 462 people have tested positive, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday.

The new cases were detected after conducting 8,141 new COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, which also takes the overall tests done so far to 529,242.

Among today’s cases, 233 were detected among expatriate workers, while 229 were found to have been exposed to active cases.

The ministry has also reported 644 new recoveries from COVID-19, increasing total recoveries to 19,781.

No new fatalities have been reported today. The Kingdom’s death toll remains 78.

“There are currently 78 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 42 are in a critical condition; 5366 cases are stable out of a total of 5408 active cases,” the ministry tweeted.