The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional seven cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Monday (Oct. 5).
This brings the total number of cases to 57,819.
One new community case
There is one new case in the community.
Case 57968 had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case who is her household member, and was placed on quarantine on Oct. 3.
She developed symptoms the next day, and was tested and subsequently conveyed to a hospital when her test result came back positive on the same day.
She is a student at a private school, and was last in school on Oct. 2 before the onset of symptoms.
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One imported case
There is also one imported case from India, who is asymptomatic.
He had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and was tested while serving SHN at a dedicated facility.
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One new location
MOH regularly updates a list of public places visited by confirmed cases for more than 30 minutes during their infectious period.
One new location is reported today, which is Sheng Siong at 88 Tanglin Halt Road on Sep. 27, from 6:05pm to 6:35pm.
This is the latest list of locations visited by confirmed cases within the last two weeks.
Table via MOH
Table 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.
22 more cases discharged
22 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
In all, 57,597 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 42 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit.
153 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.
27 have passed away from complications due to Covid-19.
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