12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday (Dec 16) reported 12 new imported cases of Covid-19. There are no cases in the wider community.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that 10 of the infected people have no symptoms.
The imported cases include two Singaporeans — a 39-year-old man who returned from Indonesia and a 50-year-old woman with travel history to Australia — as well as two permanent residents with travel histories to India and the Philippines.
Another four cases are work permit holders — all women aged between 25 and 36 — who had arrived from India, Indonesia and Myanmar.
The rest of the cases are:
Two dependant’s pass holders who arrived from the United Arab Emirates and India
A long-term visit pass holder from India
A short-term visit pass holder from the United States who is here to visit his Singaporean wife
All 12 imported cases had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated upon their arrival in Singapore and they were tested for the coronavirus.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low with no new cases in the past week, MOH said.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 58,353.
Of these, 58,238 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including five on Wednesday.
There are still 25 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.
Another 61 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.
Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to the disease.
