SINGAPORE — Singapore has confirmed 93 new cases of Covid-19, including six that are imported and two that are in the community. The remaining 85 are migrant workers staying in dormitories.
In a press release today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the six imported cases involve two Singaporeans, one work permit holder, two dependant’s pass holders and one student’s pass holder.
The six had returned from India, United Arab Emirates, China and Vietnam between August 7 and August 10, MOH said.
They had all been placed on a 14-day stay-home notice and tested positive while serving their notices at dedicated facilities.
The two cases in the community are work permit holders, the health ministry said. Only one is linked to previous cases or clusters while the other have no known links.
MOH said that investigations are ongoing for that infection.
“In the meantime, all their identified close contacts have been isolated and placed on quarantine, and will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period so that we can detect asymptomatic cases,” it said.
“We will also conduct serological tests for their household contacts to determine if these cases could have been infected by them.”
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of two cases a day in the past two weeks, MOH said.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of one case a day in the past 14 days.
There were also no new locations added to MOH’s list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were infectious.
Separately, the ministry added that three more dormitories have been cleared of the disease and now house only recovered individuals and those who have recently tested negative for the coronavirus. They are no longer classified as a cluster.
The dormitories are:
* 2 Fan Yoong Road
* 10 Shaw Road
* 15 Tuas View Square
Updates on the remaining cases
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 56,031.
Of these, 52,810 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including 277 today.
There are still 87 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.
Another 3,107 patients are isolated and being cared for at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.
Twenty-seven people have died from complications due to Covid-19. — TODAY
