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On Apr. 9, the Ministry of Health announced a record 287 new cases of Covid-19 infections in Singapore. This is the highest daily jump to date.

The total number of cases in Singapore stands at 1,910, as of 12pm on Apr. 9.

Breakdown of numbers

Over 200 of the new cases are linked to foreign workers residing in dormitories.

Three were imported cases, while 46 cases remained unlinked.

As of Apr. 9, 884 patients remain in hospital, and 29 patients are in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).

The number of patients in ICU is unchanged from Apr. 8.

Foreign worker dormitory clusters

There are a growing number of clusters in Singapore involving foreign worker dormitories.

These include S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, the Westlite Toh Guan dormitory and the Toh Guan Dormitory.

At a press conference on Apr. 9, Director of Medical Services Kenneth Mak announced that they have established preliminary links between the Mustafa cluster, the Project Glory construction site, and five foreign worker dormitories (including S11 Dormitory).

As of Apr. 8, The S11 Dormitory @ Punggol (2 Seletar North Link), had a total of 118 confirmed cases linked to the cluster, but Mak said during the press conference that there's "at least 160 cases from this particular dormitory."

It is believed that workers had visited Mustafa and subsequently transmitted the infection to their co-workers at the construction site, or to other residents within their dormitories.

National Development Minister Lawrence Wong also said that some workers continued to work because they exhibited very mild symptoms.

Details on cases

Covid-19 deaths

There are currently six deaths caused by Covid-19 in Singapore.

The most recent death involved an 88-year-old PR linked to a Singapore Cricket Club cluster.

On Apr. 8, MOH also revealed that Case 1,604, a 32-year-old male Indian national, passed away in his residence on Wednesday (Apr. 8).

Following his death, the man was confirmed to have Covid-19.

Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the cause of his death.

Circuit breaking measures in place since April 7

Since Apr. 7, circuit breaking measures have been put in place nationwide in a bid to stop the spread of local Covid-19 infections.

The measures will be in effect till May 4, 2020.

Enforcement officers from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) have also been deployed to enforce safe distancing during this period.

They have issued advisories to those who have breached the enhanced safe distancing measures.

Top photo via MOM website, NCID.