New cases in Bahrain remain stable as COVID-19 curve flattens | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

New cases in Bahrain remain stable as COVID-19 curve flattens | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

The COVID-19 curve seems to have begun to flatten with new infections remaining stable during the past week. Medical experts say this flattening of the curve reflects Bahrain’s success saga in terms of administering vaccine and booster doses along with strict measures taken to tackle the spread of the virus. According to Health Ministry, the recent daily new cases reported in Bahrain were 8,063 (Feb 4), 7,273 (Feb 5), 7,434 (Feb 6), 7,709 (Feb 7), 7,042 (Feb 8) and 7,121 (Feb 9). However, the virus continues to claim lives in Bahrain with two more deaths reported by the Health Ministry on Tuesday night. The death number has risen to 1,416 and there are now 19 critical cases. On the vaccination front, the authorities have reaped great success; 12,27,083 have received two doses of the vaccine while 11,97,203 received one dose; 949,371 have already received their booster doses. Bahrain has registered over 100,000 Omicron cases since January 2022, according to Lt Col Dr Manaf Al Qahtani, Infectious Diseases Consultant and Microbiologist at the BDF Hospital and Member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating COVID-19. The first Omicron case was reported on December 11 last year and the infected had travelled