13 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Sunday (March 7) registered 13 new cases of Covid-19, all of which were imported.
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Sunday (March 7) registered 13 new cases of Covid-19, all of which were imported.
All 13 had already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Among the 13 imported cases:
One is a student's pass holder who came from Sri Lanka
Ten are work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, of whom seven are foreign domestic workers
Two are short-term visit pass holders who came from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at four cases per week in the past two weeks, MOH said.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has increased from two cases in the week before to three in the past week.
UPDATE ON CONDITION OF CONFIRMED CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore is now 60,033.
In all, 59,894 have fully recovered from the infection, including 15 who were discharged on Sunday.
There are 24 patients who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Another 86 with mild symptoms, or who are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19, are isolated at community facilities.
Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection.