Singapore reports 728 new virus cases in biggest daily jump, total 4,427

Singapore yesterday reported 728 cases of Covid-19 infection, with the majority from the cluster of foreign worker dormitories.

The new cases bring the tally for the republic to 4,427 and 10 deaths.

“The number of new cases among work-permit holders residing in dormitories has increased significantly, in line with our continued efforts to actively test and isolate the infected workers,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.

The number of cases of work-permit holders residing in dormitories stand at 654 while 26 involved permit holders living outside dormitories.

The number of new cases among permit holders living outside dormitories has increased, from an average of nine cases per day in the week before to an average of 15 per day in the past week, the ministry said.

It said 81% if the new cases are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

Five new clusters

Two Malaysians are part of yesterday’s new cases, one linked to the cluster of a hostel at Jalan Kubor while another was linked to case No. 3,306, a 21-year-old Malaysian man.

Five new clusters were identified, mostly involving dormitories, namely The Leo; SJ; Westlite Mandai; Sungei Kadut Street 4; and Grandwork Building at Sungei Kadut Street 3.

Two clusters linked to Masjid Al-Muttaqin and Church of Singapore at Bukit Timah, meanwhile, have now been closed as there were no more cases for the past two incubation periods.

Updating on the condition of confirmed cases, it said 31 more cases of Covid-19 have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

In all, 683 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

Of the 1,886 confirmed cases still in hospital, most are stable or improving, while 23 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

– Bernama