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SINGAPORE – 48 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Thursday (September 3), bringing Singapore’s total to 56,908.
They included two community cases, including a permanent resident and a work pass holder, the Health Ministry (MINSA) said.
There were also five imported cases that were included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced Thursday night.
On Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced three new groups of coronavirus in workers’ bedrooms.
The first, Changi Lodge II at 80 Tanah Merah Coast Road, was linked to six cases, while North Coast Lodge in Admiralty was linked to seven cases. Two new patients from the Toh Guan dormitory at 19A Toh Guan Road East were linked to five previous cases.
Multiple locations on Orchard Road were added to the list of places that infectious patients visited. They include Apple Orchard Road, Cineleisure Orchard, and Lucky Plaza. Also on the list were Universal Studios Singapore, Skyline Luge Sentosa, and shops at VivoCity.
Three community cases were reported on Wednesday: a Singaporean, a work pass holder and a work permit holder. All three were unrelated as of Wednesday, and the Health Ministry said close contacts have been isolated and quarantined, and will be tested at the beginning and end of their quarantine periods.
Three imported cases were also reported on Wednesday. They include a work pass holder and a work permit holder who came here separately from India and the Philippines on August 21. Both were placed on 14-day stay-at-home notices and were tested while delivering their notices at specialized facilities.
The remaining imported case is a sailor who was examined upon arrival from Indonesia on August 26. He was isolated while waiting for the test result, which came back positive on Tuesday.
Migrant workers housed in dormitories made up the remaining 43 of the 49 new cases announced Wednesday.
The average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has increased from two cases two weeks ago to three in the last week.
The number of unrelated cases in the community has been stable at an average of one case per day for the past two weeks.
With 142 cases discharged on Wednesday, 55,876 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 75 patients remain in the hospital, none in intensive care, while 867 recover in community facilities.
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 26.1 million people. More than 866,500 people have died.
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