The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed nine new cases of Covid-19 on Nov. 3, including seven imported cases and two locally-transmitted cases.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 58,029.

Two cases in dormitories

There are two new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection. MOH said that they both reside in dormitories.

They were detected through bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing of workers living in dormitories.

Seven imported cases

There are seven imported cases today, including one Singaporean and one Permanent Resident, who returned from the Philippines and India respectively.

Another case is a Dependant's Pass holder who arrived from Bangladesh.

Another three cases are employed in Singapore, and hold Work Passes or Work Permits.

The remaining case is a Special Pass holder who arrived from the Philippines to board a ship docked here as a crew member.

13 more cases discharged, 38 remain in hospital

13 more cases of Covid-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

In all, 57,937 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

There are currently 38 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none are in the intensive care unit.

26 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.

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

No new locations visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious

MOH regularly updates a list of public places visited by confirmed cases for more than 30 minutes during their infectious period.

There were no new locations added to the list today.

This is the latest list of locations visited by confirmed cases within the last two weeks:

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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