As of 15 July 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 249 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 5 imported cases, 1 is a Singaporean who returned from India on 3 July. Another 2 cases are Work Pass or Student’s Pass holders who are currently employed or study in Singapore. Another case is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder whose spouse is a Singapore Permanent Resident. 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.
The remaining case had been conveyed in a dedicated transport from Changi Airport to a vessel at Jurong Port upon arrival in Singapore, where he had remained until he was placed on quarantine at a government quarantine facility.
Of the 15 cases in the community, 11 were picked up as a result of our proactive surveillance and screening, and 3 had already been placed on quarantine earlier. 5 of the community cases today are linked to previous cases or clusters.
The cases in the community have been updated from this afternoon's press release, after one case has been reclassified following contact tracing.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 14 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 13 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has increased, from an average of 6 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 8 per day in the past week.
Of the new cases, 94% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing.
251 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. To date, 42,988 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
Most of the 159 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None are in the intensive care unit.
3,704 cases who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
27 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.