As of 4 October 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Among the cases:
Amongst the 6 imported cases, 2 are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned to Singapore from India on 22 September and 23 September. Another 3 are Work Pass/ Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from the Netherlands and the Philippines on 22 September, and Indonesia on 1 October. The remaining case is a Dependant’s Pass holder who arrived from Japan on 22 September.
All of them had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, and were tested while serving their SHN at dedicated facilities.
There are 2 cases in the community today who are currently unlinked. One case was detected under our enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection (ARI) at first presentation to a doctor. This allows us to identify infected individuals early and to quickly contain further spread. Another case was detected as a result of our Rostered Routine Testing of workers in the construction, marine and process sectors who are living outside the dormitories, even though he is asymptomatic.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from an average of fewer than 1 case per day in the week before, to an average of 2 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from an average of fewer than 1 case per day in the week before, to an average of 1 case in the past 2 weeks.
All 4 cases residing in dormitories were detected through surveillance testing, such as our bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing of workers living in dormitories.
Of the new cases, 67% are imported or linked to known cases/clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
13 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,575 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
Most of the 43 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.
167 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.