The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 313 cases of Covid-19 infection in Singapore on Sunday (August 2).
The vast majority are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
The total number of cases stand at 52,825.
Summary of confirmed cases
There is one new case in the community, a Singapore Permanent Resident.
She is linked to a previous confirmed case, a minor who had recently returned to Singapore from India and was placed under Stay Home Notice (SHN).
As she was a family member, she requested to be isolated at the same isolation facility together with the minor, developed symptoms and was tested positive.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of seven cases per day in the week before, to an average of two per day in the past week.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of four cases per day in the week before, to an average of one per day in the past week.
Imported and discharged cases
There are also five new imported cases who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arriving in Singapore.
They are two Work Pass holders, two Dependant’s Pass holders and one Student’s Pass holder. They returned to Singapore from Japan, India and Indonesia.
186 more cases have been discharged.
There are currently 109 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none are in the intensive care unit. 5,763 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
No new locations
There appear to be no new locations visited by confirmed cases in their infectious period (14 days).
Those who had been identified as close contacts of confirmed cases would already have been notified by MOH.
As a precautionary measure, persons 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.
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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