The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 1,111 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore as of 12 pm, April 21, 2020.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 9,125.

39 more patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, with 839 patients fully recovered.

27 patients remain in the intensive care unit.

The breakdown is as follows:

Imported cases: Zero

There are zero imported cases today.

Cases in the community: 28 (20 Singaporeans/Permanent Residents, 8 Work Pass holders)

The number of new cases in the community continue to remain steady, at a total of 28 cases.

Work Permit holders living outside dormitories: 33

There were 33 new Covid-19 cases among Work Permit holders that are not living in a dormitory.

Work Permit holders living in dormitories: 1050

Work Permit holders living in dormitories continue to form the bulk of the new cases announced today, with 1050 new cases.

New cases linked to known clusters: 66 per cent

Of the new cases, 66 per cent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

Circuit breaker to be extended until June 1

Earlier today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the ongoing circuit breaker will be extended until June 1.

Separately, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong announced that the government will be reducing the number of people who are working in essential services.

Certain businesses, such as dessert and bubble tea stores, have been removed from the list of essential services of Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), leading to long queues.

Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo announced a full lockdown on all foreign workers residing in dormitories, which will take effect from 11:59 pm, April 21.

She also said that the government has been reaching out to dormitory operators since January to ask them to improve hygiene standards, and that the authorities' failure to move the workers out earlier was not due to high costs.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) also introduced a new measure, involving the NRIC numbers of residents, to restrict access to four popular wet markets, including Geylang Serai.

Top image from MOM.