518 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, 972 discharged

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (May 31) confirmed an additional 518 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore, the vast majority of whom are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.

This brings the overall tally to 34,884 infections.

Of the 518 cases reported on Sunday, 516 are foreign workers staying in dormitories.

The other two are currently unlinked cases. One is a 73-year-old Singaporean woman and the other an 18-year-old male permanent resident.

There are no new imported cases.

MOH said that overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of six cases per day in the week before, to an average of four per day in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has remained stable at an average of two per day in the past two weeks.

Meanwhile, the Institute of Mental Health cluster has been closed, having reported no more cases for the past two incubation periods, or 28 days.

Separately, MOH said it has completed one round of surveillance swab tests for all nursing home staff and residents on May 8 and May 30.

Out of about 13,200 residents who were tested, all results were negative except for four residents of Orange Valley Nursing Home, as MOH had announced on May 21.

Out of about 9,000 nursing home staff, only one from Ren Ci @ Ang Mo Kio had tested positive, which was announced on May 8.

MOH said 972 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

In all, 21,699 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged.

There are 321 patients who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and eight are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

A total of 12,841 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.

A total of 23 have died from complications due to the infection.