Covid-19: 1 new case diagnosed, 3 discharged, 4 remain in ICU
The patient is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
SINGAPORE — One new case of Covid-19 infection was confirmed on Thursday (Feb 20), while three were discharged from hospital.
The new victim, identified as Case 85, is a 36-year-old male Chinese national and a work pass holder who has not recently travelled to China.
He was confirmed to have the infection on the morning of Feb 20. He is warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
Contact tracing is underway to establish any links to previous cases.
In total, 37 people have fully recovered while 48 patients are still in hospital, with four in intensive care, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
The ministry also gave further details on patients announced on Wednesday.
Case 83
Case 83 is a 54-year-old Singaporean man who had not been to China lately, but he travels frequently to Malaysia for work purposes.
He reported an onset of symptoms on Jan 28 and sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on Feb 1, 5, 6 and 10.
He went to the NCID on Feb 18 and was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on the morning of Feb 19. He is warded in an isolation room at the NCID.
He is linked to the cluster from The Life Church and Missions Singapore in Paya Lebar.
Case 84
Case 84 is a 35-year-old Singaporean woman with no recent travel history to China.
She reported an onset of symptoms on Feb 4 and sought treatment at a GP clinic on Feb 4 and 5.
As she had been identified as a contact of Case 66, she was referred to NCID on Feb 18.
Case 66 is a 28-year-old Singaporean man who works at Grace Assembly of God church and attended church services at God’s Kingdom Bread of Life Church on Jalan Pemimpin in Marymount.
She tested positive for the virus on the morning of Feb 19, and is warded in an isolation room at NCID.
LINKS TO PREVIOUS CASES
Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links between previously announced and new cases, MOH said. This was made possible with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force.
Four of the locally transmitted confirmed cases (Cases 31, 33, 38 and 83), as well as Cases 8 and 9, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore (146B Paya Lebar Road).
Nine of the confirmed cases (Cases 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 40) are linked to Yong Thai Hang (24 Cavan Road), a health product shop off Lavender Street.
Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 30, 36 and 39) are linked to the private business meeting held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore from Jan 20 to 22.
Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.
In total, 22 of the confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81 and 84) are linked to the Grace Assembly of God.
Investigations on these clusters are ongoing. In addition to the clusters, MOH said its investigations have identified the following links between cases:
Case 44, a 37-year-old Singaporean man who works at Certis Cisco Centre and had served Quarantine Orders on two people from Wuhan, was linked to Cases 13 and 26, a mother-and-daughter pair from Wuhan;
Case 72, a 40 year-old male Chinese national who is a Singapore work pass holder and has no recent travel history to China, is a non-medical contact of Case 59, a 61-year-old Singaporean man who works at a private hospital here;
Case 75, a 71-year-old Singaporean woman, is a family member of Case 41, a 71-year-old Singaporean man who visited Paya Lebar Methodist Church and a gathering at Braddell Heights Residents’ Committee;
Case 77 is linked to Case 50, who in turn is linked to Case 65 and Case 55, a 30-year-old Singaporean man who works at Pulau Bukom and went to the Catholic Church of Christ the King.
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