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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 21 new cases in Singapore as of Tuesday (September 22), bringing the country’s total to 57,627.
The 21 new cases are asymptomatic and proactively detected, the Health Ministry said.
No community cases for the second day in a row.
The only imported case is that of a work permit holder who currently works here. She had arrived from India on September 10, was listed on the 14-day Home Stay Notice upon arrival and was tested while complying with the notice at a dedicated facility, the Health Ministry said.
Overall, 5 percent of new cases have no established links.
MINSA noted that the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of one case per day in the last two weeks.
Similarly, he added that the number of unrelated cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of less than one case per day in the past two weeks.
14 bedroom cases detected by surveillance tests
Among the 20 cases residing in dormitories, six had previously been identified as previous case contacts and were evaluated during quarantine, the Health Ministry said.
The remaining 14 cases were detected through routine biweekly enumerated tests of workers living in dormitories.
In addition to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, or smear, serological tests have also been done to determine if some of the cases are current or past infections.
“The results of the serological tests of two cases have been positive so far, indicating a probable past infection,” the Health Ministry said.
As of last Friday, about 5,700 workers who must undergo routine tests have yet to do so, said the Ministry of Manpower, the Economic Development Board, the Buildings and Construction Authority and the Promotion Board of the Health in a joint return the same day.
“This is a significant reduction from the 13,000 workers last week, and we would like to thank the employers for their cooperation,” authorities had said.
Of Singapore’s COVID-19 count, 54,353, or 94.3 percent, are foreign workers living in dormitories.
99% of all cases have recovered.
With 21 more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Tuesday, 57,262 cases, or 99.4 percent of the total, have fully recovered from the infection.
Most of the 37 hospitalized cases are stable or improving, while none are critically ill in the intensive care unit.
A total of 301 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.
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