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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 33 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (January 2), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update.
All of these were imported infections and were placed on a stay-at-home or isolated notice upon arrival in Singapore.
This is the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported since September 15, when 34 cases were reported.
Of the 33 new cases, six are permanent residents and nine are foreign domestic workers.
No cases of local transmission were reported on Saturday.
More details about the cases will be released Saturday night, the Health Ministry said.
CLUSTER OF MARINE WORKERS
On Friday, Singapore reported three community cases, two of which were linked to groups involving workers in the marine sector.
One of them is a 14-year-old Raffles Girls’ School student, the second person at the school to test positive for COVID-19.
The new infection, known as Case 58870, is a friend of the first case that tested positive on December 31, a day after her relative: the marine surveyor. in Lloyd’s Register Singapore – tested positive.
According to the Ministry of Health (MINSA), case 58870 had visited her friend at her home for a few hours on December 27. During that time, the marine surveyor was present.
Case 58870 was identified as a close contact on December 29 and placed in quarantine. She developed a fever the next day and was taken to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where she was tested for COVID-19.
His infection was confirmed on December 31. The serologic test result is negative, indicating that it is likely a current infection.
Case 58870 has not been at the school since October 2020.
The group involving the marine surveyor now has four cases.
READ: COVID-19 cases in Singapore include the second Raffles Girls student linked to the group; 30 new infections in total
MANDARIN’S GARDEN TO REOPEN
On Friday, the Health Ministry also said that the reopening of Mandarin Orchard had been approved after investigations found no further transmission beyond the 13 imported COVID-19 cases that were reported at the hotel.
All hotel staff tested negative for COVID-19 using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, while the serological tests of 11 staff members were positive, indicating the likelihood of past infections.
“These findings indicate that there is no ongoing transmission in Mandarin Orchard Singapore,” the Ministry of Health said.
The total number of cases in Singapore now stands at 58,662.
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