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SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (October 30), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,003.
They included a community case and another from a workers’ dormitory, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA).
There were also seven imported cases that were included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Friday evening.
On Thursday night, the Health Ministry said the number of daily coronavirus cases remained low, with none in the community or in the dormitories of migrant workers for two days in a row.
But there has been a slight uptick in the average number of new community cases.
The number of new cases in the community rose from an average of two cases two weeks ago to three in the last week, the Health Ministry added.
The number of unrelated cases in the community in one week also increased from one to three in the same period.
Singapore confirmed seven new coronavirus cases on Thursday. They were all imported.
It consisted of two Singaporeans, a dependent pass holder, three work permit holders and a special pass holder.
The two Singaporeans are a 52-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman who arrived from India, while the dependent’s pass holder is a 33-year-old woman who traveled from Switzerland. She is a contact from a previous case.
Two of the work permit holders came from the Philippines and one came from Indonesia.
The only holder of a special pass is a 52-year-old man who returned from the Philippines.
They were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore and tested while their notices were being delivered.
With nine cases discharged on Thursday, 57,884 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
On Thursday, a total of 37 patients remained in hospitals, none in intensive care, while 30 were in community facilities.
Singapore has had 28 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 44.4 million people. More than 1.14 million people have died.
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