As of 8 July 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 158 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 3 imported cases, 2 are Indian nationals who are Dependant’s Pass holders, and have returned to Singapore from India on 26 June. The remaining case is a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from the Philippines on 26 June. 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 9 cases in the community, 4 were picked up as a result of MOH proactive surveillance & screening, and 2 had been placed on quarantine earlier. 3 of the community cases today are linked to previous cases or clusters.
Of the new cases, 96% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing.
321 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. To date, 41,323 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
Most of the 215 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
3,734 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.