As of 1 October 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 15 imported cases, 3 are Singaporeans and 2 are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from Indonesia on 19 September and India on 17 September and 19 September. 3 are Work Pass/ Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from France on 20 September, the Philippines on 18 September and India on 19 September. 2 are Student’s Pass holders who arrived from India on 19 September. Another case is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India on 28 September. He was allowed entry into Singapore as he was already receiving medical care in Singapore and had returned for further treatment.
All of them had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and were tested while serving their SHN at dedicated facilities.
The remaining 4 are Special Pass holders who are crew members of a ship. They arrived in Singapore from Malaysia on 23 September and had not disembarked from the ship. They subsequently reported symptoms and were swabbed while on the ship, where they had remained until their test results came back positive for COVID-19. They were then conveyed in ambulances to a hospital.
There is 1 case in the community today who is linked to previous cases.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of fewer than 1 case per day in the past 2 weeks. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of fewer than 1 case per day in the past 2 weeks.
Amongst the 3 cases residing in dormitories, 1 had been identified earlier as a contact of previous cases, and had already been quarantined to prevent further transmission. He was tested during quarantine to determine his status.
The remaining 2 cases were detected through surveillance testing, such as our bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing of workers living in dormitories.
Of the new cases, 95% are imported or linked to known cases/clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
24 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,512 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 44 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
201 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.