As of 19 July 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 257 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 5 imported cases, 3 are Singaporeans/Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from India on 26 June and 3 July, and from Azerbaijan on 4 July. The remaining 2 cases are a Dependant’s Pass holder and Work Pass holder who is currently employed in Singapore. They arrived in Singapore from India and Philippines on 7 July. 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 8 cases in the community, 6 were picked up as a result of our proactive surveillance and screening, and 1 had already been placed on quarantine earlier. 7 of the cases are asymptomatic, and were detected through our proactive testing.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 16 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 10 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 8 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 6 per day in the past week. We will continue to closely monitor these numbers, as well as the cases detected through our surveillance programme.
Of the new cases, 98% are linked to known clusters, the rest are pending contact tracing.
253 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. To date, 44,086 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
Most of the 181 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None are in the intensive care unit.
3,618 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.