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SINGAPORE, December 20 – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed that one of the 17 imported Covid-19 cases in the republic announced on Saturday is a 54-year-old Malaysian man.
Labeled as case 58629, the holder of the short-term visit pass who arrived from Malaysia for a work project here, was already isolated upon arrival in Singapore, he said in his full data released last night.
The ministry said the man and 14 other imported cases were asymptomatic and were detected by their detection and proactive surveillance.
As of noon Saturday, the republic reported a total of 17 new cases, none in the community or residing in dormitories, bringing the total infection here to 58,403.
To date, the Health Ministry has classified 1,622 of the reported cases as imported, 2,275 as community cases, and 54,506 involving dorm residents.
About 99 percent or 58,274 cases had fully recovered here, while a total of 38 confirmed cases remained hospitalized and none are in the intensive care unit.
Meanwhile, 62 patients who have mild symptoms or who are clinically well, but who tested positive for Covid-19, were isolated and cared for in community facilities.
So far, 29 have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection here with the last death reported on November 28 and the first two deaths on March 21.
Singapore closed latest coronavirus cluster, a dormitory for migrant workers, on Nov.25 – Reuters
