As of 21 August 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 117 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 13 imported cases, 1 is a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from India on 7 August. Another 5 cases are Work Pass/ Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore, who arrived from the Philippines between 7 August and 9 August, and the UK on 10 August. An additional 4 cases are Dependant’s Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass holders who arrived from India on 10 August and the UK between 8 August and 10 August. The remaining cases are Short-Term Visit Pass holders who arrived from India on 7 August and the Philippines on 9 August. They were allowed entry into Singapore because 1 is a spouse and caregiver of a patient who has been receiving medical treatment in Singapore and another is employed on a project basis to work in Singapore.
Of the 6 cases in the community, 4 were picked up as a result of our proactive surveillance and screening, and 1 had already been placed on quarantine earlier. 4 of them are asymptomatic, and were detected through our proactive testing.
There is 1 case in the community today who had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case. He had been placed on quarantine earlier, and was tested during quarantine to determine his status.
The Inter-agency Taskforce has completed the testing of all workers in the dormitories. There are currently about 14,300 workers who are still serving out their quarantine period. These workers will be tested when their quarantine ends, and we expect the case counts to remain high in the coming days, before tapering down thereafter.
Of the new cases, 93% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
532 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 53,651 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 72 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
2,466 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.