COVID-19: Singapore adds 77 new cases, two in community

Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 77 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the republic to 56,572.

“Based on our investigations so far, there are two cases in the community, both of whom are Singaporeans,” the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its brief data released here today.

The ministry said there were five imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

In the full data released late yesterday, the republic had classified 871 of the reported cases as imported, 2,222 as community cases and 53,402 as dorm residents.

A total of 54,971 patients have fully recovered from the infection and been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

Meanwhile, 65 confirmed cases remain in hospital but none in the intensive care unit.

A total of 1,432 patients who have mild 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 in the republic.

No new cluster was identified yesterday.

-- BERNAMA