12 imported cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, including 4 foreign domestic workers
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Saturday (Feb 27) registered 12 new cases of Covid-19, all of them imported. There were no new infections in the wider community.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in an update on Saturday evening that all 12 patients were served stay-home notices or isolated when they entered Singapore. They were tested while serving quarantine.
They are:
Two Singaporeans who returned from the United Arab Emirates and United States
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Three work-pass holders who came from Brazil, India and the Netherlands
Five work-permit holders who arrived from India, Indonesia and Malaysia — four of whom are foreign domestic workers
On the whole, the number of new cases in the community has climbed from one in the week before to four this past week.
The number of cases with no known links in the community has also risen from one in the week before to two this past week.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
Singapore’s coronavirus total is now 59,925.
Of these, 59,816 patients have recovered and been discharged, including 13 on Saturday.
There are 15 patients who are still hospitalised. Most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition under intensive care.
Another 65 are being isolated and cared for at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.
Singapore has recorded 29 deaths from complications due to the virus.
MOH said on Saturday that a 64-year-old Singaporean man died from Covid-19 complications on Friday.
The man first tested positive for the virus in Indonesia where he had lived. He had a history of hyperlipidaemia, a medical term for disorders caused by extra fats or lipids in the blood.
In late January, he was medically evacuated to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in Singapore.
As the man was already a registered overseas Covid-19 case, he was excluded from Singapore’s virus case tally and fatality count.
