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SINGAPORE – 12 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (November 13), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,114.
All were imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
This is the third day in a row that all new coronavirus cases have been imported.
There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ bedrooms.
More details will be announced on Friday evening.
On Thursday, the Health Ministry reported 11 new cases of coronavirus, all imported.
All 11 cases were placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry added.
It consisted of one Singaporean, three permanent residents, two work pass holders, two work permit holders, one dependent pass holder and two short term visit pass holders.
The 44-year-old Singaporean, who returned from the United Arab Emirates, and the 52-year-old clerk’s pass holder, who arrived from Pakistan, were contacts from a previous case.
The three permanent residents returned from India and Bahrain.
Of the four patients currently employed in Singapore, two are work pass holders who traveled from Nepal and two are work permit holders who arrived from Indonesia.
One of the work permit holders, who showed symptoms on Tuesday, was a contact from a previous case.
The remaining two cases are short-term visiting pass holders who traveled from Indonesia and Myanmar to visit relatives in Singapore.
All 11 cases tested positive while serving their quarantine. Of these, two were symptomatic.
There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ bedrooms, the Health Ministry said.
With 12 cases discharged on Thursday, 57,987 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 48 patients remained in hospitals as of Thursday night, while 24 were still recovering in community facilities. None were in intensive care.
Singapore has had 28 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 52.1 million people. More than 1.28 million people have died.
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