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SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in the community as of noon Thursday (May 14), the lowest daily count since the start of the “circuit breaker.”
The daily number of discharged patients also crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time, with 1,164 more COVID-19 patients making a full recovery, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported.
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The first of two new community cases is a 76-year-old Singaporean man who is part of a group at 63 Senoko Drive. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday.
The other case is a 43-year-old permanent resident, who is part of a group at TTJ Design & Engineering and is a contact for cases 10923, 12471, 15097 and 21384.
He experienced symptoms on Monday and tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
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“The number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of eight cases per day in the previous week, to an average of five per day last week,” the Ministry of Health said in an update on Thursday night. .
“The number of unrelated cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of three cases per day in the previous week to an average of two per day in the past week.”
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A total of 752 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, while a new group was identified at 2 Perumal Road.
NUMBER OF DISCHARGED PATIENTS REACH NEW STOP
On Thursday, 1,164 more COVID-19 patients were discharged, the first time the number of patients recovered in one day has crossed the 1,000 mark.
In total, 5,973 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care centers.
The Health Ministry said Thursday that there are currently 1,072 confirmed cases that are still in the hospital. Most are stable or improving, while 20 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
A total of 19,032 patients are isolated and cared for in community facilities, the Ministry of Health said. These are cases that have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still positive for COVID-19.
Twenty-one people have died from COVID-19 in Singapore. No deaths were reported Thursday.
The remaining 750 cases reported Thursday were work permit holders residing in residences for foreign workers.
The ministry said it continues to collect many more cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including factory-converted dormitories, due to extensive testing at these locations.
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