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SINGAPORE – 40 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (September 4), bringing Singapore’s total to 56,948.
They included three imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
There were no new community cases. The last time there were no cases in the community was last Tuesday.
More details will be announced Friday evening.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported that several shopping centers, including Nex, VivoCity and Suntec City, were among the new places visited by infectious patients with Covid-19.
The Bras Basah Complex, the Geylang Serai Market and Food Center and the Woodlands Civic Center were also recently added to the list of places visited by infectious patients.
Two new groups in dormitories were announced Thursday.
Cochrane Lodge II at 49 Admiralty Road West was linked to 14 cases, while eight newly confirmed cases were linked to 10 previous cases to form a group in the Westlite Toh Guan dormitory.
Two community cases were reported Thursday.
Both cases were dissociated as of Thursday and were detected as a result of proactive surveillance and detection, although they did not show symptoms.
The two were detected as a result of the routine tests listed on workers in the construction, marine and process sectors living outside of bedrooms.
MINSA said epidemiological investigations of the cases are underway. Their close contacts have also been isolated and quarantined, and will be evaluated at the beginning and end of their quarantine period.
Among the five imported cases announced on Thursday were a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from Bangladesh on Monday, a permanent resident who arrived from India on August 22, and a Singaporean who arrived from the United Arab Emirates on August 22.
Another imported patient is a long-term visit pass holder who arrived from India on 23 August.
The remaining imported patient is a current work permit holder who arrived from the Philippines on August 22.
All five received a 14-day stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, and were tested while delivering their notices at dedicated facilities, the Health Ministry said.
Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the remaining 41 of the 48 new coronavirus patients announced Thursday.
The average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has increased from two cases two weeks ago to three in the last week.
The number of unrelated cases in the community in one week has also increased, from a daily average of one case to two during the same period.
With 137 cases discharged on Thursday, 56,013 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 52 patients remained in hospital Thursday, none in intensive care, while 801 were recovering 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 26.4 million people. More than 872,400 people have died.
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