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SINGAPORE – 87 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (September 11), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,316.
They included 14 imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday.
There were no new cases in the community.
More details will be announced Friday evening.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Health confirmed 63 new cases of coronavirus and also announced two new groups of Covid-19 in bedrooms.
Of the new cases, 55 resided in dormitories. Twenty-six of them were linked to nine previous cases to form a new group at Avery Lodge Dormitory in the Jurong area.
Eight patients who were previously confirmed were also linked to form a new group at PPT Lodge 1A in Seletar North, the Health Ministry said.
The new cases announced Thursday also included two community cases, which included a Singaporean and a work permit holder.
The Singaporean, a 36-year-old man, was linked to three previous imported cases that are members of his family. They returned from India on August 24 and were placed on stay-at-home notices in a dedicated facility upon arrival in Singapore.
While the man had not traveled abroad with them, he requested to care for his spouse and young children at the quarantine facility, and has been in isolation with them since August 24.
The other case in the community, a 33-year-old Chinese national, was separated from other patients until Thursday. It was detected as a result of routine tests on the roster of workers in the construction, marine and process sectors who remain outside the dormitories. This was despite the fact that he showed no symptoms.
Meanwhile, six new imported cases were announced on Thursday.
Among them was a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from the United Arab Emirates on August 29.
Four of them were workers currently employed here. One was a work pass holder who arrived from Bangladesh on August 31, while another work pass holder arrived from Russia on August 29. Two holders of a work permit arrived from Indonesia on August 29.
The remaining imported patient was a student pass holder who arrived from the Philippines on August 27.
All of them were placed on 14-day stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, and were tested while delivering their notices at specialized facilities.
A new location was added to the list of places visited by Covid-19 infectious patients on Thursday.
Yaleju-Tong Bei Huo Guo, a restaurant at 149 Geylang Road, was visited by at least one patient between 10 a.m. and 12.05 p.m. on August 30, the Health Ministry said.
The average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has decreased from three cases two weeks ago to two in the last week.
The number of unrelated cases in the community in one week has also decreased from a daily average of two cases to one during the same period.
With 66 cases discharged on Thursday, 56,543 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 47 patients remained in hospital, none in intensive care, while 597 recovered 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 28.3 million people. More than 913,000 people have died.
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