5 new imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Monday (Dec 14) reported five new imported cases of Covid-19. There are no cases in the wider community.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that all of the infected people have no symptoms.
The imported cases include four work permit holders — women aged between 27 and 35 — who had arrived from Indonesia and the Philippines.
The remaining case is a 24-year-old short-term visit pass holder from India, who is enrolled at a private school here.
All five imported cases had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore and 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 58,325.
Of these, 58,210 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including two on Monday.
There are still 22 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.
Another 64 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.
