The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified an additional 1,426 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore as of 12pm on April 20, 2020.

The breakdown is as follows:

Imported cases: 0

There are no imported cases today.

Cases in the community: 25 (18 Singaporeans/Permanent Residents and 7 Work Passes)

The number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 39 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 29 per day in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has remained relatively constant, with an average of 20 cases per day for the past two weeks.

Work Permit holders (residing outside dormitories): 32

The number of new cases amongst Work Permit holders residing outside dormitories has continued to increase, from an average of 13 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 24 per day in the past week.

Work Permit holders (residing in dormitories): 1,369

The main increase today continues to be for Work Permit holders residing in dormitories, as a result of extensive testing.

These are not new infections as the workers are staying in their rooms and many have not reported sick.

But when they are tested, many turn out to be positive.

Most of these cases have a mild illness and are being monitored in the community isolation facilities or general ward of our hospitals.

None of them is in the intensive care unit.

New cases linked to known clusters

Of the new cases, 63 per cent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

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