COVID-19: Cases in Singapore

As of 11 November 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. There are 18 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore. All new cases today are asymptomatic, and were detected from proactive screening and surveillance.  

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. We will continue to closely monitor these numbers, as well as the cases detected through our surveillance programme.

Among the cases:

• Cases in the community: 0

There are no cases in the community today. 

Update on Case 58262: The serological test result has come back positive, which indicates likely past infection. Prior to this, the case had been tested twice using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. His first test on 3 November was inconclusive, and the second test on 9 November yielded a very high CT value, which is indicative of a low viral load. He works as a cleaner at an office building at PaxOcean Singapore Pte Ltd shipyard (33 Tuas Crescent), which is connected to a previous case, but there are no indications that they had interacted. 

• Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today.

• Imported cases: 7 (1 symptomatic, 6 asymptomatic)

Amongst the 18 imported cases, 2 are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and Indonesia. Another 14 are currently employed in Singapore. Of these, 4 are Work Pass holders who arrived from Myanmar, the Netherlands and Switzerland, and 10 are Work Permit holders employed as foreign domestic workers who arrived from Myanmar and Indonesia. The remaining cases are a Dependant’s Pass holder who arrived from Nepal, and a Special Pass holder who arrived from Russia to board a ship docked here as a crew member.

They had all already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN. 

5 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,990 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

Most of the 33 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. None is in the intensive care unit.

40 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.