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SINGAPORE – 51 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (Aug 29), bringing Singapore’s total to 56,717.
They included a community case, which has a work pass, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA).
There were also three imported cases that were included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
More details on Saturday’s new Covid-19 cases will be announced later in the evening.
On Friday, the Ministry of Health announced 94 new cases of Covid-19, including four community cases that were all Singaporean.
Only one of the community cases was disengaged: a 25-year-old woman who began showing symptoms on August 22.
He was confirmed to have the coronavirus on Thursday.
There were also 10 imported cases among the new patients, including three Singaporeans, four permanent residents, a dependent pass holder, a long-term visit pass holder, and a short-term visit pass holder.
Among the imported cases were an 88-year-old Singaporean man and a six-year-old girl who is the holder of a dependent pass.
Both had returned from India and were confirmed positive on Thursday.
Among the 80 cases residing in dormitories, 58 are from Sungei Tengah Lodge and had previously been quarantined.
The Health Ministry said that most of them were evaluated during quarantine to determine their status, or were collected through routine tests listed.
On August 22, a coronavirus cluster was announced at Sungei Tengah Lodge.
After the cluster was detected, the Health Ministry quarantined about 4,500 workers and has so far analyzed about 3,000 of them.
The ministry added that it expects the number of dormitory cases to remain high in the coming days until testing of the remaining quarantined workers is completed.
The average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has remained stable, averaging two cases per day in the last two weeks.
The number of unrelated cases in the community has also remained stable, averaging one case per day over the same period.
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 24.8 million people. More than 840,633 people have died.
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