17 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Jan 12) reported 17 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, all of which were imported.
Of the 17 cases, 16 have no symptoms and were detected from MOH’s proactive screening and surveillance.
All the imported cases had already been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. They are:
One Singaporean, a 82-year-old man who returned from India
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13 work permit holders from India, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, of whom 12 are foreign domestic workers
One Special Pass holder who is a sea crew member and who arrived from Japan on board a vessel. He was tested for Covid-19 upon arrival in Singapore, and later taken to the hospital when his test came back positive.
MOH said that the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 11 cases in the week before to six cases in the past week.
The number of cases in the community with no known sources of infection has remained stable at four cases a week in the past two weeks.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore is now 58,946.
Of these, 58,694 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including 26 on Monday.
There are still 53 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving, except for one who is in intensive care.
Another 170 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.
