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SINGAPORE: A total of 41 COVID-19 cases were removed from Singapore’s total count of confirmed infections, and most of these were added to the count due to “clerical errors,” the Health Ministry said on Saturday (September 5). (MOH).
On Wednesday, the ministry announced that it had removed 41 COVID-19 cases from the total count after further investigations showed them to be negative.
In response to the CNA’s inquiries, the Health Ministry said on Saturday that “most of these cases had been added to the case count in recent months due to administrative errors.”
These were incorrectly recorded or duplicate records, or those that were reclassified after laboratory investigations and medical evaluation, the ministry added.
“Corrective measures were taken from the beginning in the management of all these cases, and all the necessary public health actions were taken,” said the Ministry of Health.
“As such, none of the cases had been exposed to risk of infection due to their initial classification.”
The ministry said it is aligning administrative records and correcting the case numbers.
READ: Singapore reports 34 new COVID-19 infections, including 3 in the community
Singapore’s national count is now 56,982, with 34 new COVID-19 infections added on Saturday. Among them are three community cases, including one Singaporean and two work pass holders, and two imported cases.
More updates on the new cases will be announced later in the day, the Health Ministry said.
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