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SINGAPORE – There were eight new coronavirus cases on Saturday (December 12), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,313.
All were imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
They include five Singaporeans and one permanent Singaporean resident who had returned from Nepal, Great Britain and India.
The permanent resident was the only one with symptoms, and the symptoms appeared on Thursday, while the rest were asymptomatic and was picked up when they were tested while attending their SHN.
Two other cases were dependent pass holders who arrived from the United States and the Maldives.
The ages of the eight new cases ranged from 19 to 59 years.
The Health Ministry said the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with no new cases in the last week.
There are currently 28 cases still in the hospital and none in the intensive care unit.
Fifty-nine cases, who have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19, are isolated and cared for in community facilities.
Five more cases were discharged on Saturday, the ministry said.
Singapore has had 29 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 71.4 million people. More than 1.60 million people have died.
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