Singapore Covid-19 cases surpass 49,000 mark

By Bernama - July 23, 2020 @ 7:54pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 354 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with a vast majority of infections being foreign workers residing in dormitories.

"Based on our investigations so far, there are eight cases in the community, of whom four are Singaporeans or permanent residents and four work pass holders," said the republic's Ministry of Health (MOH) in its brief noon data on Covid-19 today.

In addition, the MOH said there were five imported cases placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

With the new figures, the total infection tally for the republic stands at 49,098 cases.

In its full data released late yesterday, Singapore classified 654 of its cases as imported, 2,146 as community transmissions, and 45,944 as dorm residents.

So far, 44,795 cases have fully recovered and been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

As of noon yesterday, there were 150 confirmed cases still in hospital. Most were stable or improving, with no cases in the intensive care unit.

A total of 3,772 patients who have symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19 have been isolated and are being cared for at community facilities.

To date, 27 people have died from complications due to Covid-19 here. - Bernama