Singapore - 2019-nCov: 57,357 cases; 27 deaths

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highligh...tion-confirmed


14 more cases discharged; 42 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed





29th Mar 2020


1. 14 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities (Cases 206, 314, 330, 346, 382, 426, 434, 502, 593, 601, 252, 269, 374 and 423). In all, 212 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged.

2. As of 29 March 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 42 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, of which 24 are imported and 18 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad.

• The 24 imported cases¹ had travel history to Europe, North America, Middle East, ASEAN and other parts of Asia.

• Eight cases² are linked to previous cases.

• 10 cases³ are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.

3. All Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Long Term Pass holders returning to Singapore are issued a 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN). From 25 March, 2359 hours, UK and US returnees will serve their 14-day SHN in dedicated facilities. The SHN requirements will be strictly enforced so as to reduce the risk of community transmission from imported cases.

Links between previous cases found

4. Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases. This was made possible with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force.

a) 47 of the confirmed cases (Cases 94, 96, 107, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 166, 174, 179, 185, 186, 196, 201, 218 and 224) are linked to a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on 15 February. Two (Cases 142 and 144) are linked to boulder+ Gym and Church of Singapore (Bukit Timah).

i. Six of the confirmed cases (Cases 142, 162, 163, 305, 345 and 443) are linked to boulder+ Gym (12 Kallang Avenue).

ii. Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 144, 208, 214, 235 and 283) are linked to the Church of Singapore (Bukit Timah) (2B Hindhede Road).

b) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 183, 252 and 310) are linked to Masjid Al-Muttaqin (5140 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6).

c) 26 of the confirmed cases⁴ are linked to a cluster at PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Fengshan Blk 126 (126 Bedok North Street 2). 16 of the cases⁵ are staff at the preschool, and 10⁶ are family members of Case 601.

d) Eight of the confirmed cases (Cases 556, 618, 626, 662, 686, 713, 729 and 761) are linked to a cluster at Dover Court International School (301 Dover Road). Seven are staff at the school and Case 729 is a contact of Case 618.

e) Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 581, 689, 724, 740 and 796) are linked to a cluster at SingPost Centre (10 Eunos Road 8).

f) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 745, 802 and 810) are linked to a new cluster at The Wedding Brocade (1 Yishun Industrial Street 1).

5. Contact tracing is underway for 71 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.

6. Please refer to the Annex for a summary of the confirmed cases.

Cases from public healthcare sector

7. Case 741 (announced on 28 March) is a 42 year-old Singapore Permanent Resident who has no travel history to affected countries or regions. She reported onset of symptoms on 24 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 27 March afternoon. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital.

8. She is employed as a nurse at Sengkang General Hospital. Prior to hospital admission, she had gone to work. Contact tracing is ongoing.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

9. To date, a total of 212 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

10. Of the 423 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 19 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 206 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC. Three have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases

11. Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.

12. As of 29 March 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 11,779 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 4,178 are currently quarantined, and 7,601 have completed their quarantine.


MINISTRY OF HEALTH
29 MARCH 2020

[1] Cases 803, 804, 805, 806, 814, 815, 817, 819, 822, 825, 827, 828, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 837, 838, 840, 841, 842 and 843.

[2] Cases 809, 810, 811, 816, 826, 829, 836 and 839.

[3] Cases 807, 808, 812, 813, 818, 820, 821, 823, 824, 829 and 844.

[4] Cases 516, 521, 566, 567, 572, 583, 584, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 609, 610, 612, 614, 617, 624, 638, 660, 705, 706, 707, 708, 716 and 746.

[5] Cases 516, 583, 584, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 609, 610, 612, 614, 617, 624, 660 and 716.

[6] Cases 521, 566, 567, 572, 638, 705, 706, 707, 708 and 746.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...a-dormitory-at

...In total, 26 of the 35 cases on Monday were local cases with no recent travel history abroad. There were nine imported cases.

There are now 879 cases in Singapore.

A further 16 cases have now been discharged from hospitals and community isolation facilities. To date, 228 cases have fully recovered. Of the 420 still in hospital, 19 are in critical condition...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highligh...tion-confirmed


16 More Cases Discharged; 35 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed





30th Mar 2020


16 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities (Cases 203, 228, 321, 357, 398, 629, 210, 239, 247, 253, 263, 280, 345, 376, 466 and 486). In all, 228 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged.

2. As of 30 March 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 35 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, of which nine are imported and 26 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad.
• The nine imported cases^[1] had travel history to Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and ASEAN.
• 12 cases^[2] are linked to previous cases or clusters.
• 14 cases^[3] are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.

Links between previous cases found

3. Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases. This was made possible with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force.
a) 47 of the confirmed cases (Cases 94, 96, 107, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 166, 174, 179, 185, 186, 196, 201, 218 and 224) are linked to a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on 15 February. Two (Cases 142 and 144) are linked to boulder+ Gym and Church of Singapore (Bukit Timah).
i. Six of the confirmed cases (Cases 142, 162, 163, 305, 345 and 443) are linked to boulder+ Gym (12 Kallang Avenue).
ii. Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 144, 208, 214, 235 and 283) are linked to the Church of Singapore (Bukit Timah) (2B Hindhede Road).

b) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 183, 252 and 310) are linked to Masjid Al-Muttaqin (5140 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6).

c) 26 of the confirmed cases^[4] are linked to a cluster at PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Fengshan Blk 126 (126 Bedok North Street 2). 16 of the cases^[5] are staff at the preschool, and 10^[6] are family members of Case 601.

d) Eight of the confirmed cases (Cases 556, 618, 626, 662, 686, 713, 729 and 761) are linked to a cluster at Dover Court International School (301 Dover Road). Seven are staff at the school and Case 729 is a contact of Case 618.

e) Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 581, 689, 724, 740 and 796) are linked to a cluster at SingPost Centre (10 Eunos Road 8).

f) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 745, 802 and 810) are linked to a cluster at The Wedding Brocade (1 Yishun Industrial Street 1).

g) Four of the confirmed cases (Cases 826, 829, 852 and 860) are linked to a new cluster at S11 Dormitory @ Punggol (2 Seletar North Link).

h) Seven of the confirmed cases (Cases 439, 678, 793, 818, 848, 864 and 873) are linked to a new cluster at Wilby Residences (25 Wilby Road).

i) Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 192, 556, 657, 670 and 813) are linked to a new cluster at Hero’s (69 Circular Road).

4. Contact tracing is underway for 79 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.

5. Please refer to the Annex for a summary of the confirmed cases.

Cases from public healthcare sector

6. Case 853 is a 20 year-old male Malaysian national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Malaysia from 16 March to 17 March. He reported onset of symptoms on 28 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 29 March afternoon. He is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

7. He is employed as a porter at NCID, and had not gone to work after onset of symptoms.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

8. To date, a total of 228 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

9. Of the 420 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 19 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 228 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC. Three have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases

10. Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.

11. As of 30 March 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 12,984 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 4,737 are currently quarantined, and 8,247 have completed their quarantine.

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^[1] Cases 847, 851, 857, 858, 862, 871, 872, 874 and 877.

^[2] Cases 845, 848, 849, 852, 860, 861, 863, 864, 865, 867, 870 and 873.

^[3] Cases 846, 850, 853, 854, 855, 856, 859, 866, 868, 869, 875, 876, 878 and 879.
^[4] Cases 516, 521, 566, 567, 572, 583, 584, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 609, 610, 612, 614, 617, 624, 638, 660, 705, 706, 707, 708, 716 and 746.

^[5] Cases 516, 583, 584, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 609, 610, 612, 614, 617, 624, 660 and 716.

^[6] Cases 521, 566, 567, 572, 638, 705, 706, 707, 708 and 746.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ar-31-12593978

47 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 31 local cases
31 Mar 2020 08:01PM
(Updated: 31 Mar 2020 09:04PM)


SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Mar 31), bringing the total number to 926.

Of the cases confirmed on Tuesday, 31 are local cases with 13 linked to existing clusters or other individuals. Eighteen remain unlinked.

Sixteen cases are imported, including eight that had travelled to the United Kingdom. The rest of the imported cases had travelled to Australia, Canada, Denmark and Indonesia. One long-term pass holder had travelled to Malaysia.

All but one of the new cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.

Of the 420 patients who are still in hospital, 22 are critically ill in the intensive care unit, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. A total of 208 patients have been discharged from acute care and 295 have been transferred to "step-down facilities", he added...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-home-12598556

Number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore reach 1,000; old age home among 2 new clusters identified
01 Apr 2020 09:56PM
(Updated: 01 Apr 2020 10:01PM)


SINGAPORE: A total of 74 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Wednesday (Apr 1), the highest daily increase to date, bringing the national total to 1,000 infections...

...A total of 245 cases have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation services. Of the 457 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving.

A total of 24 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit while 291 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC...

[Treyfish]

68-year-old Indonesian dies of Covid-19, in fourth such death in Singapore
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a patient has died from complications due to Covid-19 infection on April 2, 2020.ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
PUBLISHED
3 MIN AGO

Jean Iau


SINGAPORE - A Covid-19 patient has died on Thursday (April 2), Singapore's fourth death from the coronavirus.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a patient has died from complications due to Covid-19 infection on Thursday at 6.43am.

He was a 68-year-old male Indonesian national who was a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Indonesia from 20 January to 16 March...http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...h-in-singapore

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2...lly-rises-1049

Singapore reports 49 new cases, tally rises to 1,049
By Bernama - April 2, 2020 @ 11:49pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic with three more Malaysians involved.

Eight imported and 41 local cases brought the tally for the Island-city to 1,049, said the ministry in a statement here.

The three Malaysians are Singapore Work Pass holders with two being imported cases with recent travel to the United Kingdom and India respectively, while one local case is linked to SingPost Centre cluster...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highligh...tion-confirmed


21 More Cases Discharged; 49 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed





2nd Apr 2020


21 more cases[1] of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 266 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
2. As of 2 April 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, of which eight are imported and 41 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad.

• The eight imported cases[2] had travel history to Europe, North America, ASEAN and other parts of Asia.
• 26 cases[3] are linked to previous cases or clusters.
• 15 cases[4] are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.

Links between previous cases found

3. Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases.

a) Five of the newly confirmed cases (Cases 1001, 1015, 1024, 1026 and 1046) are linked to six previous cases (Cases 616, 788, 866, 908, 911 and 938), forming a new cluster at Mustafa Centre (145 Syed Alwi Road).

b) Two of the newly confirmed cases (Cases 1009 and 1034) are linked to three previous cases (Cases 869, 900 and 1000), forming a new cluster at a construction site at Maxwell MRT station (50 Neil Road).

c) Three of the earlier confirmed cases (Cases 878, 898 and 907) have now been linked to a new cluster at Keppel Shipyard (51 Pioneer Sector 1).

d) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home (1 Thomson Lane), which has a total of 12 cases now (Cases 918, 973, 976, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990 and 1004).

e) Two additional cases are linked to the cluster at SingPost Centre (10 Eunos Road 8), which has a total of eight confirmed cases now (Cases 581, 689, 724, 740, 796, 881, 1037 and 1043).

f) Three additional cases are linked to the cluster at S11 Dormitory @ Punggol (2 Seletar North Link), which has a total of 13 confirmed cases now (Cases 826, 829, 852, 860, 946, 947, 966, 979, 982, 993, 1035, 1039 and 1047).

g) Two additional cases are linked to the cluster at Westlite Toh Guan dormitory (18 Toh Guan Road East), which has a total of 10 confirmed cases now (Cases 655, 875, 922, 924, 925, 926, 934, 977, 1011 and 1012).

h) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Hero’s (69 Circular Road), which has a total of eight confirmed cases now (Cases 192, 556, 657, 670, 714, 813,940, 1013).

i) One additional case is linked to the cluster at PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Fengshan Blk 126 (126 Bedok North Street 2), which has a total of 27 confirmed cases[5] now. The case is a family member of Case 601.
4. Contact tracing is underway for 118 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.
5. Please refer to the Annex for a summary of the confirmed cases.
Cases from public healthcare sector
Case 1028
6. Case 1028 is a 26 year-old female Malaysian national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in India from 2 March to 18 March. She reported onset of symptoms on 20 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 1 April afternoon. She is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
7. She is employed as a healthcare attendant at the Institute of Mental Health but had not gone to work since onset of symptoms.
Case 963 (Announced on 1 April)

8. Case 963 is a 26 year-old male Bangladeshi national who is a Long Term Pass holder with no recent travel history to affected countries or regions. He reported onset of symptoms on 28 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 31 March afternoon. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH).

9. He is employed as a contractor working on the installation of toilet facilities at SKH. Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work but had not interacted with patients.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
10. To date, a total of 266 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
11. Of the 464 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 23 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 315 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC. Four have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases

12. Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.
13. As of 2 April 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 14,952 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 5,261 are currently quarantined, and 9,691 have completed their quarantine.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
2 APRIL 2020


[1] Cases 175, 183, 231, 244, 249, 283, 301, 331, 379, 385, 414, 457, 469, 478, 509, 529, 535, 625, 749, 765 and 821.
[2] Cases 1002, 1005, 1021, 1027, 1028, 1042, 1045 and 1048.
[3] Cases 1001, 1003, 1004, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1015, 1020, 1023, 1024, 1026, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1034, 1035, 1037, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1043, 1046 and 1047.
[4]Cases 1006, 1007, 1010, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1022, 1025, 1033, 1036, 1038, 1044 and 1049.
[5] Cases 516, 521, 566, 567, 572, 583, 584, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 609, 610, 612, 614, 617, 624, 638, 660, 705, 706, 707, 708, 716, 746 and 1003.

[kiwibird]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...infection-here

SINGAPORE - A fifth patient has died from the coronavirus infection here, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday (April 3).

The woman, an 86-year-old Singaporean, had no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.

The Straits Times understands that she was Case 918, one of the people in the cluster at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at 1 Thomson Lane.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...apr-3-12606542

65 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including 3 new clusters
(Updated: 03 Apr 2020 09:06PM)


SINGAPORE: A total of 65 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Friday (Apr 3), of which 56 are local cases.

Of the new local cases, 39 are linked to previous cases while 17 are currently unlinked.

Nine other cases are imported infections, with a travel history to Europe, North America, the Middle East and ASEAN, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.

This takes the national total to 1,114 infections...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highligh...tion-confirmed

16 More Cases Discharged; 65 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed






3rd Apr 2020


16 more cases^[1] of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 282 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
2. As of 3 April 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 65 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, of which nine are imported and 56 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad.
• The nine imported cases^[2] had travel history to Europe, North America, Middle East and ASEAN.
• 40 cases^[3] are linked to previous cases or clusters.
• 16 cases^[4] are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.
Links between previous cases found
3. Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases.
a) One of the newly confirmed case (Case 1094) is linked to three previous cases (Cases 540, 807 and 856), forming a new cluster at Ce La Vi (1 Bay Front Avenue).
b) One of the newly confirmed case (Case 1052) is linked to five previous cases (Cases 384, 670, 728, 792 and 855), forming a new cluster at Singapore Cricket Club (A Connaught Drive).
c) One of the newly confirmed case (Case 1104) is linked to three previous cases (Cases 956, 967 and 1019), forming a new cluster at a construction site at Project Glory (50 Market Street).
d) 11 additional cases are linked to the cluster at S11 Dormitory @ Punggol (2 Seletar North Link), which has a total of 24 confirmed cases now (Cases 826, 829, 852, 860, 946, 947, 966, 979, 982, 993, 1035, 1039, 1047, 1050, 1066, 1074, 1083, 1084, 1089, 1107, 1108, 1110, 1111 and 1112).
e) Eight additional cases are linked to the cluster at Westlite Toh Guan dormitory (18 Toh Guan Road East), which has a total of 18 confirmed cases now (Cases 655, 875, 922, 924, 925, 926, 934, 977, 1011, 1012, 1054, 1062, 1068, 1072, 1100, 1101, 1106 and 1113).
f) Three additional cases are linked to the cluster at Mustafa Centre (145 Syed Alwi Road), which has a total of 14 cases now (Cases 616, 788, 866, 908, 911, 938, 1001, 1015, 1024, 1026, 1046, 1056, 1093 and 1096).
g) One additional case is linked to the cluster at a construction site at Maxwell MRT station (50 Neil Road), which has a total of six cases now (Cases 869, 900, 1000, 1009, 1034 and 1069).
h) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Keppel Shipyard (51 Pioneer Sector 1), which has a total of four cases now (Cases 878, 898, 907 and 1076).
i) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home (1 Thomson Lane), which has a total of 13 cases now (Cases 918, 973, 976, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 1004 and 1055).
j) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Dover Court International School (301 Dover Road), which has a total of nine confirmed cases now (Cases 556, 618, 626, 662, 686, 713, 729, 761 and 1098).
k) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Wilby Residences (25 Wilby Road), which has a total of nine confirmed cases now (Cases 439, 678, 793, 818, 848, 864, 873, 980 and 1075).
l) One additional case is linked to the cluster at Hero’s (69 Circular Road), which has a total of nine confirmed cases now (Cases 192, 556, 657, 670, 714, 813, 940, 1013 and 1097).
4. Contact tracing is underway for 127 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.
5. Please refer to the Annex for a summary of the confirmed cases, and the MOH website for the situation report (www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/situation-report).

Update on condition of confirmed cases
6. To date, a total of 282 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
7. Of the 473 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 25 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 354 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC. Five have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection

Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases
8. Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.
9. As of 3 April 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 15,442 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 5,007 are currently quarantined, and 10,435 have completed their quarantine.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
3 APRIL 2020
^[1] Cases 214, 361, 395, 437, 445, 488, 495, 512, 599, 602, 622, 684, 723, 885, 869 and 964.
^[2] Cases 1051, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1085, 1088, 1092, 1099 and 1109.
^[3] Cases 1103, 1105, 1050, 1052, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1062, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1068, 1069, 1072, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1083, 1084, 1086, 1087, 1090, 1093, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1089, 1094, 1100, 1101, 1104, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1110, 1111, 1112 and 1113.
^[4] Cases 1053, 1061, 1063, 1067, 1070, 1071, 1073, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1091, 1102 and 1114.

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Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highligh...nfection-3-apr


Passing of Patient With Covid-19 Infection


3rd Apr 2020


The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a patient has passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on 3 April 2020 at 1.55am. She was an 86 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had no recent travel history to affected countries and regions.
2. She was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on 31 March, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on the same day. She eventually succumbed to the infection.
3. NCID has reached out to her family and is extending assistance to them.

[kiwibird]

https://www.gov.sg/article/covid-19-cases-in-singapore

As of 3 April 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 9 imported and 56 local cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.

• 9 imported cases had travel history to Europe, North America, Middle East and ASEAN.
• 40 cases are linked to clusters or previous cases.
• 16 cases are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.

16 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. Of the 464 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 25 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

354 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC. 5 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

For more details, refer to MOH’s press release.

For an overview of the COVID-19 cases in Singapore, refer to the table below:

Active Cases
472
Hospitalised Stable
448
Hospitalised Critical
24
Discharge to Isolation
354
Deaths
6
Discharged
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https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idUSL4N2BR19M

SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) - Singapore’s health ministry reported 75 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the city-state’s biggest daily increase, as local infections spiked.

Singapore has reported a total of 1,189 infections and suffered six deaths from the global pandemic. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan in Singapore Editing by Mark Heinrich)

[kiwibird]

https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/s...081614716.html

On Friday, Singapore said it would close schools and most workplaces for a month as part of stricter measures to curb a recent jump in coronavirus infections. Singapore has reported a total of 1,309 infections and six deaths from the coronavirus.

Heng said the new measures unveiled in the third budget will increase the total spending on coronavirus relief to 59.9 billion Singaporean dollars ($41.8bn) or 12 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). He said Singapore will draw an additional 4 billion Singaporean dollars ($2.8bn) from its past reserves to fund the new measures.

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...virus-12614134

66 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 2 new clusters at Little Gems Preschool and Kranji Lodge
06 Apr 2020 11:27PM
(Updated: 06 Apr 2020 11:48PM)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 66 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 6), bringing the national total to 1,375, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.

One of the new cases is imported and the remaining cases are locally transmitted. Twenty-four more patients have been discharged, taking the total number of people who have fully recovered to 344.

Among the local cases, MOH has established links to existing clusters for 35 cases. Of these, 24 are linked to cluster..