As of 16 September 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Both imported cases arrived from India. One case is a Singaporean who returned to Singapore on 12 September. The other case is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived on 3 September. They had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and were tested while serving their SHN at dedicated facilities.
There are 2 cases in the community, both of whom were picked up as a result of our proactive surveillance and screening, even though they are asymptomatic. Both cases were detected from the Rostered Routine Testing of workers in the construction, marine and process sectors who are living outside the dormitories.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 2 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 1 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 1 case per day in the week before, to an average of fewer than 1 per day in the past week.
Amongst the 23 cases residing in dormitories, 17 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 6 cases were detected through surveillance testing, such as our bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing of workers living in dormitories.
Of the new cases, 85% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
71 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 56,955 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 42 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
490 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.