COVID-19: Cases in Singapore

As of 22 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 12 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. All new cases today are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance.  

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with no new cases in the past week. Among the cases:

• Cases in the community: 0

There are no cases in the community today.  

• Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today.

• Imported cases: 12 (12 asymptomatic)

Amongst the 12 imported cases, 3 are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India. 5 cases are Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from the Philippines and Indonesia. Another 2 are a Dependant’s Pass holder and a Student’s Pass holder who both arrived from India. They had already been placed on SHN upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN.

The remaining 2 cases are ship crew of separate vessels. 1 is a Work Pass holder who arrived from Indonesia to board a ship docked here. He was isolated upon arrival in Singapore, and was tested positive for COVID-19 infection during isolation. The other case is a Special Pass holder who is a crew member of a ship which arrived from the Philippines. He had not disembarked from the ship where he had remained isolated, and was swabbed on board.

3 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 58,067 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

Most of the 26 confirmed cases who are still in hospital are stable or improving. 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

39 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.