The vast majority of whom are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. 5 cases are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents, many of whom are linked cases.
This is the 11th successive day where new daily cases are below 1,000.
MOH Singapore are still working through the details of the cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued tonight.
The breakdown is as follows:
a) Imported cases: 0
b) Cases in the community: 5 (5 Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents)
c) Work Permit holders (residing outside dormitories): 8
d) Work Permit holders (residing in dormitories): 560
Of the new cases, 89% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
49 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 1,457 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
There are currently 1,491 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 25 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
The number of cases amongst migrant workers has been fluctuating in recent days due to clearance of backlogged cases by one laboratory. MOH is working with the laboratory to stabilise its operations.
