Covid-19: 614 new cases on May 22. 4 are S'poreans.

This brings the total number of reported cases in Singapore to 30,426.

Nyi Nyi Thet | May 22, 2020, 10:54 PM

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 614 new cases of Covid-19 at 12pm on Friday, May 22.

This brings the total number of reported cases in Singapore to 30,426.

The majority of the reported infections continue to be work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.

There are four Singaporean cases.

838 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 12,955 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has remained stable at an average of two per day in the past two weeks.

There are currently 798 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and eight are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

16,650 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19. 23 have passed away from complications due to Covid-19 infection.

Three earlier confirmed cases have now been linked to form a new cluster at 564 A-E Balestier Road.

Seven of the newly confirmed cases are linked to two previous cases to form a new cluster at 71 Kaki Bukit Industrial Terrace.

Here is a breakdown:

Previous cases

Here are the number of new cases reported per day so far in May:

May 1: 932

May 2: 447

May 3: 657

May 4: 573

May 5: 632

May 6: 788

May 7: 741

May 8: 768

May 9: 753

May 10: 876

May 11: 486

May 12: 884

May 13: 675

May 14: 752

May 15: 793

May 16: 465

May 17: 682

May 18: 305

May 19: 451

May 20: 570

May 21: 448

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