21 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, all imported

SINGAPORE — Singapore on Thursday (April 8) reported 21 new imported cases of Covid-19. There were no cases in the wider community.

In its update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that all 21 people had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival here and were tested while serving quarantine.

They were:

• Five Singaporeans and one permanent resident who returned from India and the United States

• Three student's pass holders who arrived from India

• Two work pass holders who came from India and the Maldives

• Nine work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Ukraine — three of whom were foreign domestic workers

• One short-term visit pass holder who arrived from the Philippines for a work project here

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone down from three in the week before to two in the past week.

The number of cases in the community with no known links to confirmed cases has also gone down from three in the week before to two in the past week.

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore is now 60,575.

Of these, 60,284 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including 24 on Thursday.

There are still 43 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit, MOH said.

Another 218 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Thirty people have died from complications due to the disease.