As of 7 August 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 242 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
All 6 imported cases arrived from India between 25 July and 27 July. Amongst them, 2 (Cases 54872 and 54877) are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents returning to Singapore. Another 2 cases (Cases 54873 and 54874) are Work Pass holders who are currently employed in Singapore. The remaining cases are a Dependant’s Pass holder (Case 54761) and a Long-Term Visit Pass holder (Case 54771). All of them had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and were serving their SHN at dedicated facilities.
There is 1 case in the community today who is currently unlinked and was detected under enhanced community testing.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 3 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 2 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has remained stable at an average of 1 case per day in the past 14 days.
The Inter-agency Taskforce has completed the testing of all workers in the dormitories, except for a few standalone blocks in the dormitories that serve as quarantine facilities. The workers in these quarantine facilities will be tested when their isolation ends. Case counts are expected to remain high in the coming days, before tapering down thereafter.
Of the new cases, 99% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
281 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 48,312 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 124 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. 0 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
6,334 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.