{"id":6972,"date":"2020-04-29T15:24:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/?p=6972"},"modified":"2020-04-30T03:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T19:42:10","slug":"singapore-covid-19-update-690-new-cases-today-majority-are-from-foreign-worker-dormitories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/6972\/singapore-covid-19-update-690-new-cases-today-majority-are-from-foreign-worker-dormitories\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Covid-19 Update: 690 new cases Today! Majority are from foreign worker dormitories!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Singapore Covid-19 Update: 690 new cases Today! Majority are from foreign worker dormitories! SINGAPORE taking the total cases count to 15,641.\"\"<\/p>\n

As of 29 April 2020, 12pm, MOH have preliminarily confirmed an additional 690 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, the vast majority of whom are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. Six cases are Singaporeans\/ Permanent Residents.<\/p>\n

As of 29 April 2020, 12pm, MOH have confirmed and verified an additional 690 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. The breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

a) Imported cases: 0
\nb) Cases in the community: 11 (6 Singaporeans\/Permanent Residents, 5 Work Passes)
\nc) Work Permit holders (residing outside dormitories): 19
\nd) Work Permit holders (residing in dormitories): 660<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of the new cases, 63% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.<\/p>\n

62 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 1,188 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.<\/p>\n

There are currently 1,714 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 22 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On Tuesday, the ministry reported 528 new cases, the lowest daily increase in new cases in Singapore in nearly two weeks since April 15, which had 447 new cases.<\/p>\n

Of the new cases on Tuesday, 511 are foreign workers living in dormitories.<\/p>\n

A total of 12,694 of the 323,000 migrant workers living in dormitories – 3.9 per cent – have tested positive for the coronavirus.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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