As of 24 August 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 51 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 7 imported cases, 1 is a Singapore Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from India on 12 August. 4 cases are Dependant’s Pass and Long-Term Pass holders who arrived from India and the Netherlands on 9 August and 10 August. Another 2 are Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from India and Indonesia on 12 August.
All the cases had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and were serving their SHN at dedicated facilities. They had been tested while serving their SHN.
There is 1 case in the community today who had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case. She had been placed on quarantine earlier, and was tested during quarantine to determine her status.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of 2 cases per day in the past 2 weeks. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of 1 case per day in the past 2 weeks.
Of the new cases, 88% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
423 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 54,587 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 84 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
1,706 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.