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SINGAPORE – The number of daily coronavirus cases remains low, with none in the community or in the dormitories of migrant workers for two days in a row, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (October 29).
But there has been a slight uptick in the average number of new community cases.
The number of new cases in the community has risen from an average of two cases two weeks ago to three in the last week, the Health Ministry added.
The number of unrelated cases in the community in one week also increased from one to three in the same period.
Singapore also confirmed seven new coronavirus cases on Thursday. They were all imported.
It consisted of two Singaporeans, a dependent pass holder, three work permit holders and a special pass holder.
The two Singaporeans were a 52-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman who arrived from India, while the holder of the clerk’s pass was a 33-year-old woman who traveled from Switzerland. She was a contact from a previous case.
Two of the work permit holders came from the Philippines and one came from Indonesia.
The only holder of a special pass was a 52-year-old man who had returned from the Philippines.
All had been placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore and were evaluated while delivering their notices.
The Health Ministry also announced that the clusters at Avery Lodge Dormitory and Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 2 have been closed as they have had no new cases linked to them for 28 days, or two incubation periods.
Thursday’s new cases bring Singapore’s total to 57,994 patients.
With nine cases discharged on Thursday, 57,884 patients have made a full recovery from the disease.
A total of 37 patients remain in the hospital and none are in intensive care, while 30 are in community facilities.
Singapore has had 28 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.
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