81-year-old S’porean woman among 569 new Covid-19 cases here; 2 new clusters identified

SINGAPORE — An 81-year-old Singaporean woman, identified by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as a case with no known source of infection yet, was among the 569 new Covid-19 cases reported on Wednesday (June 3).

This brings the total number of infections here to 36,405.

She was one of the seven community cases identified by the ministry, while six others were work pass or work permit holders who had been identified as contacts of earlier cases. They had already been placed on quarantine orders earlier.

MOH said that the number of new cases in the community has fallen from an average of six cases a day in the week before to an average of four a day in the past week.

It added that the number of cases in the community with no links to infected persons has remained stable at an average of two a day in the past two weeks.

The remaining 562 cases on Wednesday were linked to migrant workers living in dormitories.

MOH also said that it has identified two new clusters of infection in dormitories at 12 Kwong Min Road in Boon Lay and 8 Tuas South Lane.

One dormitory at 1 North Coast Drive in Woodlands had its status as a cluster removed after reporting no new cases for two incubation periods, or 28 days.

MOH said that 23,582 people have fully recovered from Covid-19 and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including the 407 on Wednesday.

There are still 334 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and five patients are in critical condition under intensive care.

There are also 12,465 patients 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-four people have died from complications due to the respiratory disease.