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SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Thursday (September 30), bringing Singapore’s total case count to 57,784.
Of the new cases, one is in the community, 15 are imported cases and three are workers living in dormitories. Approximately 5% of new cases are unrelated, while 14 of them are asymptomatic.
The Health Ministry eliminated two community cases in its update of the afternoon report. Initial test results for cases 57918 and 57919 had been borderline positive and other tests have confirmed that they do not have COVID-19 infection.
“All the necessary public health actions had been taken before and neither the cases nor their contacts had been exposed to the risk of infection due to the initial classification,” the Ministry of Health said.
The only community case, permanent resident, is linked to previous cases. Case 57915 had been identified as a contact for previously confirmed cases and had previously been quarantined. She was examined during quarantine to determine her status, despite the fact that she is asymptomatic.
In general, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of less than one case per day in the last two weeks. 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.
Among the 15 imported cases, three (cases 57914, 57926 and 57927) are Singaporean and two (cases 57920 and 57928) are permanent residents of Singapore who returned to Singapore from Indonesia on September 19 and India on September 17 and 19.
Three (cases 57929, 57930 and 57931) are work pass / work permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from France on September 20, the Philippines on September 18, and India on September 19. Two (cases 57912 and 57913) are holders of student passes who arrived from India on 19 September. Another case (57921) is that of a short-term visitor pass holder who arrived from India on 28 September. She was allowed entry to Singapore because she was already receiving medical care in Singapore and had returned for further treatment.
All of them had received a 14-day stay-at-home notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and were assessed while serving their SHN in specialized facilities.
The remaining four (cases 57922, 57923, 57924 and 57925) are special pass holders who are members of a ship’s crew. They arrived in Singapore from Malaysia on September 23 and had not disembarked from the ship. They subsequently reported symptoms and samples were taken while on the ship, where they had remained until test results came back positive for COVID-19. They were then taken by ambulances to a hospital.
Among the three cases residing in dormitories, one had previously been identified as a previous case contact and had already been quarantined to prevent further transmission. It was tested during quarantine to determine its status.
The remaining two cases were detected through surveillance tests, such as the routine tests listed every two weeks of workers living in dormitories.
As there have been no more cases related to 8 Sungei Kadut Loop during the last two incubation periods or 28 days, the group has been closed.
Ah Ye Kopi & Toast in Junction Nine was added to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases in the community while they were infectious from September 17 to 29.
As a precautionary measure, people who have been in these places during the specified times should monitor their health closely for 14 days from the date of the visit.
“It is not necessary to avoid places where confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded. The National Environmental Agency will involve the administration of the affected facilities to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection. “
99% of all cases have recovered.
With 24 more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Thursday, 57.512 cases, or 99.5 percent of the total, have fully recovered from the infection.
Most of the 44 hospitalized cases are stable or improving, while none are critically ill in the intensive care unit.
A total of 201 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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