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SINGAPORE – 21 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Tuesday noon (September 22), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,627.
They included an imported case that had been put on notice to stay at home upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
There were no new community cases for the second consecutive day.
More details will be announced Tuesday night.
On Monday, the Ministry of Health reported that Universal Studios Singapore and Plaza Singapura were among the places visited by Covid-19 patients when they were still infectious.
Of the 31 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Monday, nine were imported cases, seven that had returned from India and two from Iran. They were posted on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
No new community cases were announced.
Migrant workers staying in dormitories made up the remaining 22 new coronavirus patients announced Monday.
Among these, 16 were contacts from previous cases who had already been quarantined and were evaluated during their quarantine period, the ministry said.
The remaining six cases were detected through surveillance tests, such as routine testing of workers who stayed in dormitories every fortnight.
The number of new daily cases in the community has remained stable at an average of one case per day in the past two weeks, the ministry said, while the number of unrelated cases in the community has also remained stable at an average. less than one. case per day for the last two weeks.
With 60 cases discharged on Monday, 57,226 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 36 patients remained in hospital, while 302 recovered in community facilities. None were in intensive care.
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 31.4 million people. More than 968,000 people have died.
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