[ad_1]
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): 21 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Thursday (October 1), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,786.
They included three community cases, comprising Singaporeans or permanent residents, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
There were also 15 imported cases, which had been included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
On Wednesday, the Westgate Mall in Jurong, 313 @ somerset and Ang Mo Kio Hub were among the new locations visited by Covid-19 patients while they were infectious.
Other places visited by Covid-19 patients include Grain Alley in Orchard Central, a Starbucks store in Sun Plaza, and The Shoppes in Marina Bay Sands.
The visits took place between September 23 and 29.
A total of 23 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Wednesday. They included three community cases, all of whom are work permit holders.
There were also four imported cases, including one Singaporean, one permanent resident, and two work permit holders.
The Singaporean returned from India on September 12, while the permanent resident returned from Indonesia last Friday.
Both work permit holders returned from the Philippines on September 18.
All imported cases were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
Migrant workers staying in dormitories made up the remaining 16 of 23 new coronavirus patients announced Wednesday.
Of these, 10 had previously been identified as contacts from previous cases and had already been quarantined to prevent further transmission. They were tested during their quarantine period.
The remaining six cases were detected by surveillance tests.
The number of new daily cases in the community has remained stable at an average of less than one case per day in the last two weeks.
The number of unrelated cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of less than one case per day during the same period.
With 22 cases discharged on Wednesday, 57,473 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 41 patients remained in the hospital, none in intensive care, while 209 recovered in community facilities.
Singapore has had 27 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December last year, has infected more than 34 million people. More than a million people have died. – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
[ad_2]
