As of 12 July 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 178 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
There is an imported case today involving a Singapore Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from India on 6 July. She had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and had been tested while serving SHN.
There is 1 case in the community today who had been detected as a result of community testing of all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at first presentation to a doctor.
Of the new cases, 96% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing.
259 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. To date, 42,285 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
Most of the 182confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
3,468 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.