As of 27 August 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 77 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 5 imported cases, 2 are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from India on 14 August and 15 August. Another 2 cases are Dependant’s Pass and Long-Term Pass holders who arrived from India on 15 August and China on 16 August. 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 (Case 56621) is a seaman who is a Special Pass holder. He arrived in Singapore from India on 8 August on a vessel, where he had not disembarked from. As he had been identified as a close contact of previous cases on the same vessel earlier announced by MOH, he had been placed on quarantine and was tested during quarantine to determine his status.
Both cases in the community were detected under enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection (ARI) at first presentation to a doctor.
1 of the cases today is linked to a previous case. Epidemiological investigations found that Case 56626 had visited SLR Revolution at Excelsior Shopping Centre (5 Coleman Street) on 17 August 2020 and may have had contact with Case 56184, who had gone to work at the shop during his infectious period.
The risk of infection for visitors is assessed to be low. However as a precautionary measure, MOH will be contacting all individuals who had visited the shop between 15 August and 18 August, and facilitating COVID-19 testing for them. All visitors to SLR Revolution at Excelsior Shopping Centre during the affected dates, are advised to monitor their health and seek medical attention promptly should they develop acute respiratory infection symptoms. They may call MOH at 1800-333-9999 if they have queries.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased, from an average of 1 case 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 2 weeks.
Of the new cases, 97% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
168 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 55,139 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 66 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
1,340 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.