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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that one of the five imported cases of Covid-19 announced yesterday is a 36-year-old Malaysian man.
Labeled as case 58413, the holder of the work permit, who arrived from Malaysia, has been put on notice to stay at home.
In its full data released last night, the ministry said the man and four other imported cases were asymptomatic and were detected based on their proactive detection and surveillance.
The case brings the total number of Malaysians infected here to two this week.
As of midday Saturday, the republic had reported a total of six new cases, with one case of local transmission, bringing the total number of infections here to 58,205.
Singapore has also reported another death due to the coronavirus, bringing the cumulative death toll to 29.
The latest death involved a 68-year-old Singaporean man who died at the National University Hospital here, with the cause of death classified as ischemic heart disease with Covid-19.
The ministry said he had traveled to Indonesia on March 10 for work and returned to Singapore on November 17 after experiencing shortness of breath since November 11. He had been admitted to a hospital upon arrival in Singapore.
He was confirmed to have a Covid-19 infection on November 18 and had a history of hypertension and heart disease.
The last death was reported on October 12 and the first two deaths were on March 21.
Almost 99%, or 58,119 cases, had made a full recovery here, while a total of 32 confirmed cases remained hospitalized, although none are in the intensive care unit.
Meanwhile, 25 patients who have mild symptoms or are clinically well, but still tested positive for Covid-19, have been isolated and are being cared for in community facilities.
Singapore shut down the latest coronavirus cluster, a migrant worker dormitory, on Nov.25.
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