As of 3 September 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 5 imported cases, 3 are Singaporeans/ Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from Bangladesh on 31 August, India on 22 August and the UAE on 22 August. Another case is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India on 23 August. The remaining case is a Work Permit holder currently employed in Singapore who arrived from the Philippines on 22 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.
Both cases in the community are currently unlinked and were picked up as a result of proactive surveillance and screening, even though they are asymptomatic. All the identified close contacts of the cases have been isolated and placed on quarantine, and will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period so that asymptomatic cases can be detected. MOH will also conduct serological tests for their household contacts to determine if they could have been infected by them.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased, from an average of 2 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 3 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased, from an average of 1 case per day in the week before, to an average of 2 per day in the past week.
Amongst the 41 cases residing in dormitories, 22 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 19 cases were detected through surveillance testing.
Of the new cases, 96% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
137 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 56,028 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 52 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
801 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.