4 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, all of them imported
SINGAPORE — Singapore has confirmed four new cases of Covid-19, all of which were imported. There were no cases in the community.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Oct 19) that a majority of the fresh cases have no symptoms.
Of the four imported cases, one is a Singaporean, one a permanent resident, one a student’s pass holder and the other a special pass holder who had arrived from the Philippines to board a ship that is docked here.
The other three had arrived from India.
MOH said that all of them had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving their notices.
Overall, the ministry said that the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at four cases a week in the past two weeks.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has, however, increased from none in the week before to two cases in the past week.
At the same time, MOH said that it has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission.
“As there have been no more cases linked to the cluster at Sungei Tengah Lodge for the past two incubation periods, the cluster has now been closed,” the ministry said.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 57,915.
Of these, 57,819 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including 12 on Monday.
There are still 34 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.
Another 34 patients are isolated and being cared for at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.
Twenty-eight people have died from complications due to Covid-19.
