As of 7 July 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 157 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 3 imported cases, 2 cases are Indian nationals who are Dependant’s Pass holders, and have returned to Singapore from India on 23 June. The remaining case is a Filipino who returned to Singapore from the Philippines on 19 June. She is a Work Pass holder who is currently employed in Singapore. All of them had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and had been tested while serving their SHN.
Of the 20 cases in the community, 6 were picked up as a result of proactive surveillance and screening, and 11 had been placed on quarantine earlier. 12 of the community cases today are linked to previous cases or clusters.
Of the new cases, 94% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing.
285 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. To date, 41,002 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
Most of the 219 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
3,893 cases who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
26 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
Related link: List of public places visited by confirmed cases in the community during Infectious Period
For more details, refer to MOH’s press release.