COVID-19: Cases in Singapore

As of 20 October 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 2 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. Both reside in dormitories and there are no new cases in the community. There are 4 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival. All new cases today are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance.

Among the cases:

• Cases in the community: 0
  • There are no cases in the community today.

• Cases residing in dormitories: 2 (2 asymptomatic)

There are 2 cases residing in dormitories today, of whom 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 case was detected through the bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing of workers living in dormitories.

• Imported cases: 4 ( 4 asymptomatic)

Amongst the 4 imported cases, 1 is a Singaporean and another is a Singapore Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from Indonesia and India respectively. The remaining cases are Work Pass holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from the UAE and Germany. They had all been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN. 

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 2 cases in the week before, to 4 in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from none in the week before, to 2 cases in the past week.

No new cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,819 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities. 

Most of the 38 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.

36 cases who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. 

28 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.