As of 28 August 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 94 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 10 imported cases, 7 are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from India between 16 August and 18 August. Another 2 cases are Dependant’s Pass and Long-Term Pass holders who arrived from India on 12 August and 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 at dedicated facilities.
The remaining case is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who was allowed entry into Singapore as she has been seeking medical treatment here. She was conveyed directly to the hospital upon arrival in Singapore.
Of the 4 cases in the community, 3 had already been placed on quarantine earlier. 1 of the cases is asymptomatic, and was detected through proactive testing.
3 of the community cases today are linked to previous cases, while 1 is currently unlinked.
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.
Amongst the 80 cases residing in dormitories, 70 had been identified earlier as contacts of previous cases, and had already been quarantined to prevent further transmission. They were tested during quarantine to determine their status.
The remaining 10 cases were detected through surveillance testing. The number of cases from the dormitory is expected to remain high in the coming days.
Of the new cases, 97% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
198 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 55,337 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 71 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
1,231 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.