[ad_1]
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 40 new cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday (September 1), bringing the country’s total to 56,852.
Of the 40 cases, 37, or 92.5 percent, are asymptomatic and have been proactively detected through screening and surveillance, the ministry said.
There is one case in the community, which is the holder of a work pass, as well as seven imported cases, including three Singaporean residents and a one-year-old girl.
The remaining 32 cases are foreign workers living in dormitories, of which 22 had previously been identified as contacts from previous cases and had already been quarantined.
Overall, 2 percent of new cases have no established links.
The only community case, which is currently unrelated and asymptomatic, was detected through the routine tests listed on workers in the construction, marine and process sectors living outside of dormitories.
Epidemiological investigations into the case are ongoing, while all identified close contacts of the case have been isolated and quarantined, and will be evaluated at the beginning and end of their quarantine period.
“We will also carry out serological tests for her household contacts to determine if she may have been infected by them,” said the Ministry of Health.
Of the seven imported cases, three are Singaporean or permanent residents who returned to Singapore from India on August 16 and the United States on August 18.
Two other cases are job pass holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from Bangladesh and Brazil on August 16. Another is a dependent’s pass holder who arrived from Bangladesh on August 16.
The remaining imported case is that of a one-year-old girl who is asymptomatic. She is a holder of a short-term visit pass from India whose parents are RP.
All imported cases were placed on the 14-day stay-at-home notice upon arrival here and tested while serving their notice at specialized facilities, the Health Ministry said.
The ministry noted that the number of new cases in the community has increased, from an average of two cases per day in the previous week, to an average of three per day in the last week.
The number of unrelated cases in the community has been stable at an average of one case per day in the past two weeks, he added.
10 cases in the bedroom detected by surveillance tests,
Among the 32 cases residing in dormitories, 22 had previously been identified as previous case contacts and were tested during quarantine to determine their status, the Health Ministry said.
The remaining 10 cases were detected by surveillance tests.
In addition to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, or smear, serological tests were also performed to determine if some of these cases are current or past infections.
“The results of the serological tests of nine cases have so far tested positive, indicating probable past infections,” the ministry added.
Overall, these workers account for 94.5 percent, or 53,695 cases, of Singapore’s total COVID-19 count.
More than 55,600 cases discharged; no patient in ICU
With 91 more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Tuesday, 55,749 cases, or 98 percent of the total, have fully recovered from the infection.
Most of the 86 hospitalized cases are stable or improving, while none are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
A total of 990 patients with mild symptoms or who are clinically well but still test positive are isolated and cared for in community facilities.
In addition to 27 patients who died from complications of COVID-19, another 15 who tested positive for the virus were determined to have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack and another four whose deaths were attributed to coronary heart disease. . heart disease.
NUS student group cancels online event on consensual rope slavery, doxxing condemn
Tearful Josephine Teo Says Government Supports Workers Amid COVID-19 Recession
3 Food and Beverage Operators Ordered to Close Due to COVID-19 Safe Management Violations
Labor MP Patrick Tay urges MOM to further protect Singapore’s SMEs
Government Response to WP’s ‘Specific Queries’ Will Determine Political Conversation: Pritam Singh
