Singapore records 21 new Covid-19 infections, all imported
SINGAPORE — Singapore reported 21 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday (March 29), all of which were imported.
In its evening update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that all had no symptoms except for one case.
All 21 people had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated upon arrival here and were tested while serving quarantine.
They are:
- Three Singaporeans and three permanent residents who returned from India, Myanmar, the Philippines and Turkey.
- One dependant’s pass holder who came from India
- Eleven work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Philippines, of whom two are foreign domestic workers
- Three short-term visit pass holders. Two arrived from Canada and India respectively to visit their family members living here while the other third arrived from Malaysia to assist in police investigations
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from none in the week before to two cases in the past week, the MOH said.
It added that the number of cases in the community with no known links to confirmed cases has also increased from none in the week before to two cases in the past week.
Among the 113 confirmed cases reported from March 23 to 29, 44 cases have tested positive for past infections through serology tests, 51 have tested negative, and 18 serology test results are pending, MOH said.
UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore is now 60,321.
Of these, 60,131 people have fully recovered and have been discharged, including nine who were discharged on Monday.
There are still 39 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit, MOH said.
Another 121 patients are isolated at community care facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.
Thirty people have died from complications due to the disease.
