16 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

SINGAPORE — There were 16 new imported cases of Covid-19 reported in Singapore on Thursday (April 15) and no cases in the wider community.

In its evening update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that all 16 people had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival here and were tested while serving quarantine.

They were:

• Three permanent residents who returned from India and the Philippines

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  One dependant’s pass holder who arrived from India

• One work pass holder who came from Malaysia

• Ten work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines — five of whom are foreign domestic workers

• One short-term visit pass holder who arrived from India to visit his family member here

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at two a week in the past two weeks, said MOH.

The number of cases with no known links in the community has gone down from two in the week before to one in the past week.

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore is now 60,735.

Of these, 60,417 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including 25 on Thursday.

There are still 57 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and two are in critical condition in the intensive care unit, MOH said.

Another 231 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Thirty people have died from complications due to the disease.