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SINGAPORE – 24 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Saturday (January 16), bringing Singapore’s total to 59,083.
These included 19 imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
There were also four cases in the community and one in the workers’ bedrooms.
More details will be announced Saturday night.
On Friday, a 57-year-old Singaporean housewife was the only locally transmitted coronavirus case reported, the Health Ministry said.
The patient, whose case is currently unrelated, was caught when she was tested for Covid-19 prior to departure on Wednesday for a trip to Vietnam.
Her results came back positive Thursday and she was taken to the National Center for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
The Health Ministry said its polymerase chain reaction test returned a high cycle threshold value, indicating a low viral load. His serological test result was also positive, indicating a probable past infection.
The ministry added Downtown East, Compass One in Sengkang, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, White Sands in Pasir Ris and Raffles City Shopping Center to the list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were infectious.
Visits were also recorded at Eastpoint Mall in Simei, CityLink Mall, Singapore Swimming Club, Heartbeat @ Bedok and Century Square in the first two weeks of the month.
The ministry also announced on Friday that there were 29 imported cases.
They included 13 work permit holders who came from Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, five of whom are foreign domestic workers.
There was also one Singaporean and five permanent residents who returned from the United States, Great Britain and India.
Separately, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the Singapore-Japan Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) has been suspended until the state of emergency in Japan is lifted.
Overall, there were two new cases in the community in the last seven days and eight in the previous week. There were also two unrelated cases in the community in the past seven days, compared to five in the previous week.
With 14 cases discharged on Friday, 58,756 patients have made a full recovery from the disease. A total of 51 patients remain in the hospital and none are in intensive care.
Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 93 million people. More than 1.9 million people have died.
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