COVID-19: Cases in Singapore

As of 5 November 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there is 1 new case of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. The case is in the community, and there are no new cases in the dormitories. There are 6 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore. Amongst the new cases today, 6 are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance, while 1 was symptomatic.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with a total of 2 cases in the past week. Both cases are currently unlinked.

Among the cases:

• Cases in the community: 1
  
  • 1 symptomatic

There is 1 case in the community today who is currently unlinked. The case is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder whose spouse is a Singapore Permanent Resident. He arrived in Singapore from the US on 11 October, and was placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore. He was tested on 22 October while serving SHN at a dedicated facility and his result had come back negative. He developed a fever on 30 October and sought medical treatment at a General Practitioner clinic but was diagnosed with suspected dengue. He later developed acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms, and was tested for COVID-19 on 2 November under our enhanced community testing to test all individuals aged 13 and above who are diagnosed with ARI. He was conveyed to a hospital when his test came back positive on 4 November.

• Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today. 

• Imported cases: 6
  • 6 asymptomatic

Amongst the 6 imported cases, 1 case is a Singaporean who returned from the Philippines and 2 cases are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from Iran and India. Another case  is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from the UAE. The remaining cases are Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from Indonesia. They had all already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.

11 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,949 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

Most of the 40 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.

26 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.