9 new cases of Covid-19 infection, all imported
There were no new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Saturday (Feb 13), the Ministry of Health said.
SINGAPORE — There are nine new cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore on Saturday (Feb 13), all imported.
There are no new cases of locally-transmitted coronavirus, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from one case in the week before to eight cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from one case in the week before to five cases in the past week.
MOH said it will continue to closely monitor these numbers, as well as the cases detected through its surveillance programme.
Amongst the 9 imported cases:
Eight are work permit holders who arrived from India, Indonesia and Myanmar, all of whom are foreign domestic workers
One is a work pass holder who arrived from Russia
They had all already been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.
UPDATE ON CONDITION OF CONFIRMED CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore is now 59,786.
Thirty-five more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
In all, 59,604 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 34 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Another 119 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.
So far, 29 have passed away from complications due to Covid-19 infection.
