48 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore; 2 new clusters in foreign worker dormitories identified
SINGAPORE — Singapore has confirmed 48 new cases of Covid-19, including five that are imported and the remaining 43 linked to migrant workers staying in dormitories. There are no new community cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Sept 14).
Among the fresh cases, a majority — or 47 infections — are asymptomatic, MOH added.
It has also identified two new clusters of infections in foreign worker dormitories: The Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1 and Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 2.
Of the 43 new cases involving migrant workers in dormitories, 29 had been identified earlier as contacts of previous cases.
The remaining 14 were detected through surveillance testing, such as the Rostered Routine Testing and the testing of those with acute respiratory infection symptoms.
The five new imported cases comprise one permanent resident, one work pass holder, one work permit holder and two short-term visit pass holders.
They had arrived from India and the United States between Aug 30 and Sept 5.
All of them had been placed on a 14-day stay-home notice and tested positive while serving their notices at dedicated facilities.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone down from an average of two cases a day in the week before to an average of one a day in the past week.
The number of cases in the community with no known sources of infection has also gone down from an average of two cases a day in the week before to an average of one a day in the past week.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 57,454.
Of these, 56,802 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including 38 on Monday.
There are still 53 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.
Another 572 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-seven people have died from complications due to Covid-19.
