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SINGAPORE – Six new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Tuesday noon (October 20), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,921.
They included two of the workers’ bedrooms, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Tuesday.
There were also four imported cases, which were included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
There were no new community cases.
More details will be announced Tuesday night.
On Monday, the Health Ministry reported that Jurong Point and a FairPrice outlet in Aljunied were among the places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious.
The ministry has said that close contacts would have been notified and that there is no need to avoid these places as they would have been cleaned up, if necessary.
Singapore confirmed four new coronavirus cases on Monday.
The four, aged between 18 and 41, were imported cases. They consist of a Singaporean, a permanent resident, a student pass holder, and a special pass holder.
Three of them had returned from India, while the fourth had returned from the Philippines.
All imported cases were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the ministry said.
No new clusters were announced on Monday.
The number of new cases in the community has been stable at four cases a week over the last fortnight, the Health Ministry added.
The number of unrelated cases in the community in one week has increased from no case two weeks ago to two cases in the last week.
With 12 cases discharged on Monday, 57,804 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 34 patients remained in the hospital, while another 34 recovered in community facilities. There were no patients in intensive care.
Singapore has had 28 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.
Globally, the Covid-19 outbreak, which began in December last year, has infected more than 39.9 million people. More than 1.11 million people have died.
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