As of 4 September 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 40 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 3 imported cases, 1 is a Singaporean and another case is a Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from India on 28 August and 23 August. The remaining case is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India on 26 August. He was allowed entry into Singapore as his spouse has been seeking medical treatment in Singapore. 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.
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 37 cases residing in dormitories, 5 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 32 cases were detected through surveillance testing.
Of the new cases, 93% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
146 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 56,174 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 51 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
696 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.