The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 102 cases of Covid-19 in Singapore as of 12pm on Thursday (Aug. 13).
This brings the total number of cases to 55,497.
Six imported cases
According to MOH, the vast majority are work permit holders who are currently under quarantine.
There are five cases outside of dormitories, one Singapore Permanent Resident and four Work Permit Holders.
Image via MOH.
There are also six imported cases, all of whom were placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Two are Singaporeans who returned to Singapore from the Philippines on Aug. 11 (Case 55482) and from the UAE on Aug. 1 (Case 55561).
The remaining cases (Cases 55555, 55556, 55557 and 55558) are seamen who are Special Pass holders. They arrived in Singapore from India on Aug. 8 on a vessel, where they had not been disembarked from.
They subsequently reported symptoms and were swabbed while on the vessel, where they had remained until their test results came back positive for COVID-19. They were then conveyed in ambulances to a hospital.
Image via MOH.
216 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
In all, 50,736 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently about 91 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital, with no cases in the intensive care unit (ICU).
4,634 are isolated and cared for in community facilities.
Image via MOH.
Public places visited by confirmed cases
MOH regularly updates a list of public places visited by confirmed cases for more than 30 minutes during their infectious period.
There is one new location reported today:
- VivoCity (1 HarbourFront Walk) - Jul. 30, 3:40pm to 6:25pm
- Golden Village VivoCity
This is the latest list of locations visited by confirmed cases within the last two weeks.
Image via MOH.
Image via MOH.
Those who had been identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would already have been notified by MOH.
As a precautionary measure, those who had been at these locations during the specified timings should monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit.
They should see a doctor promptly if they develop symptoms of acute respiratory infection (such as cough, sore throat and runny nose), as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their exposure history.
MOH also said that there is no need to avoid places where confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been. The National Environment Agency will engage the management of affected premises to provide guidance on cleaning and disinfection.
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