2 new imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore

SINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday (Dec 2) reported two new imported cases of Covid-19. There were no cases in the wider community.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that both cases have no symptoms.

One is a female permanent resident who returned from India, the other a female work permit holder with travel history to Indonesia.

They had been placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore where they were tested for the coronavirus.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low with a total of five cases in the past week who have no known links to other infections so far, MOH said.

UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 58,230.

Of these, 58,144 people have fully recovered and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including five on Wednesday.

There are still 28 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. No one is in intensive care.

Another 29 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to the disease.