178 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in community and an imported case

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (July 12) reported 178 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including one in the community and one imported case.

The total tally of infections since the outbreak began now stands at 45,961. 

The community case is a 67-year-old man who works at Shatec in a non-teaching role.

MOH said he had been detected as a result of its policy of testing of all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection after they had first presented such symptoms to a doctor.

In addition, there was an imported case involving a permanent resident who returned to Singapore from India on July 6. She had been placed on 14-day stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, and had been tested while serving the notice.

The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders staying in foreign worker dormitories.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased, from an average of 10 cases per day in the week before, to 16 per day in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also risen, from an average of five cases per day in the week before, to eight per day in the past week.

Meanwhile, 259 more patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 42,285 have fully recovered from the infection.

A total of 182 Covid-19 patients are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 3,468 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.

Twenty-six people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection.