12 community infections, including 5 linked to Changi General Hospital cluster, among 14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore

SINGAPORE — Singapore reported 12 new Covid-19 cases in the community on Sunday (June 27), including one with no links to previous infections.

Of the 11 community infections linked to previous cases, 10 had already been placed in quarantine and one was detected through surveillance, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

The sole unlinked Covid-19 case was a 37-year-old man who works as a bunk surveyor at GW Marine.

Five of the community cases were linked to the cluster at Changi General Hospital (CGH), bringing the total number of cases there to 10.

Four of the new cases had already been quarantined and one was detected through surveillance.

Two of the quarantined cases were a 58-year-old woman who is a homemaker and a 16-year-old student from Republic Polytechnic. Both were family members and household contacts of previously reported cases.

Two of the other cases, a 62-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were porters who worked at CGH and National University Hospital respectively.

The man was a workplace contact of the five porters who worked at CGH. The woman was a household contact and family member of the 58-year-old woman and a porter who worked at CGH.

The last case was a 69-year-old woman who works as a healthcare assistant at CGH.

LINKS TO CLUSTERS

Two more cases were linked to the cluster at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre — a 30-year-old woman who works as an executive at the Central Provident Fund Board and a 12-year-old student at Zhangde Primary School.

One case was linked to the cluster at 105 Henderson Crescent, an 82-year-old woman who is a retiree.

Another community case was a 58-year-old man who works as a private-hire driver for Grab. The man is linked to a cluster tied to an 81-year-old man who is a retiree.

Two more cases were linked to another cluster tied to an equipment specialist who works at Singapore General Hospital. One was a 74-year-old retiree and the other was an 83-year-old man who works as a cleaner at Seacare Environment.

There were also two imported cases on Sunday, both of whom had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. One was a permanent resident returning from India and the other was a work permit holder from Indonesia.

No new infections were reported in migrant workers' dormitories.

In all, Singapore reported 14 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday.

Fourteen more patients were discharged, bringing the number of full recoveries to 62,195.

There were 148 cases still in hospital, most of whom were stable or improving. Four people were in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 165 were being isolated and cared for at community facilities.

As of Sunday, Singapore has reported a total of 62,544 Covid-19 cases and 36 deaths. CNA

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