12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

No new locations visited by infectious patients and no new clusters were announced yesterday.
No new locations visited by infectious patients and no new clusters were announced yesterday. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

There were 12 new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday, taking Singapore's total to 57,933.

All of them were asymptomatic.

The cases were all imported and comprised nine work permit holders, two dependant's pass holders and one short-term visit pass holder, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night.

The nine work permit holders had returned from Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, while the two dependant's pass holders came back from the United Arab Emirates.

The short-term visit pass holder arrived from Egypt for his upcoming marriage to his Singaporean fiancee.

All the imported cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.

There were no new community cases. No new locations visited by infectious patients and no new clusters were announced yesterday.

The number of new cases in the community has dropped from four in the week before to two in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has risen from none in the week before to two in the past week.

With two cases discharged yesterday, 57,806 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 43 patients remain in hospital, while 41 are recuperating in community facilities. None is in intensive care.

  • Update on cases

  • New cases: 12

    Imported: 12 (9 work permit holders, 2 dependant's pass holders, 1 short-term visit pass holder)

    In community: 0

    In dormitories: 0

    Active cases: 84

    In hospitals: 43 (0 in ICU)

    In community facilities: 41

    Deaths: 28

    Patients with Covid-19 who died of other causes: 15

    Total discharged: 57,806

    Discharged yesterday: 2

    TOTAL CASES: 57,933

Singapore has had 28 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 22, 2020, with the headline 12 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported. Subscribe