The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 185 new cases of Covid-19 infection on Saturday, July 4.

This brings the total number of cases to 44,664.

Four Singaporeans, Three Work Pass holders and Two Work Permit holders

The vast majority of the new cases continue to be Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.

There are nine cases in the community, of whom four are Singaporeans, three are Work Pass holders, and two are Work Permit Holders.

Of the nine cases in the community, four had been picked up as a result of proactive surveillance and screening, and one had already been placed on quarantine earlier. 

One of the community cases today is linked to a previous case. Case 44700 had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case, and had already been quarantined earlier. He is asymptomatic and was tested during quarantine to verify his status. 

Eight of the community cases are currently unlinked. Of these, three cases (Cases 44630, 44631 and 44633) were proactively swabbed as they work in essential services, even though two are asymptomatic. Another case (Case 44596) was detected as part of proactive screening of individuals deployed to frontline Covid-19 operations.

Epidemiological investigations are ongoing for the remaining four cases (Cases 44518, 44562, 44591 and 44680), three of whom had been tested under MOH's enhanced community testing after being diagnosed with acute respiratory infection. 

One imported case

There is an imported case today involving a Singapore Permanent Resident who had returned to Singapore from India on June 21, and is a family member of Case 44351.

He was placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and had been conveyed in a dedicated transport to an SHN facility to commence his 14-day isolation.

He is asymptomatic, and had been tested while serving SHN.

Increase in new cases in the community

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased, from an average of six cases per day in the week before, to an average of nine per day in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased, from an average of three cases per day in the week before, to an average of five per day in the past week.

204 remain in hospitals, one more patient in critical condition

There are currently 204 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and two are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

4,317 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.

26 have passed away from complications due to Covid-19 infection.

348 more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community facilities, bringing the total number of people who have recovered from the virus to 40,117.

Status of Block 111 Tampines Street 11

On July 2, it was announced that MOH had placed 58 households residing at Block 111 Tampines Street 11 under active phone surveillance and would be facilitating Covid-19 testing for them and their visitors.

This is a precautionary measure after MOH had detected nine confirmed cases from two households residing at the block.

In total, 116 residents and visitors have been tested, and all the results have come back negative for Covid-19. MOH will continue to closely monitor the situation.

Top photo via Jurong Health Campus Facebook page.