BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the national tally to 230.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, Case 230 is a 36-year-old man who arrived in the country from India via Kuala Lumpur on April 23, 2021. He has no symptoms of infection. Investigation and contact tracing have confirmed no close contacts for this case, as he was quarantined upon arrival in the country.
The new case is being treated and monitored at the National Isolation Center with the other seven active cases, who are all in a stable condition.
With the detection of this case, a total of 89 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case on May 6, 2020. Brunei has recorded 366 days without local COVID-19 infection cases.
There have been three deaths from COVID-19. A total of 219 patients have recovered from the pandemic so far. Enditem