Four new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

[SINGAPORE] There were four new coronavirus cases reported as at Friday (Nov 27), all of which are imported, with no new community cases and none from worker's dormitories, said the Ministry of Health.

The imported cases were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.

Friday's new cases take Singapore's total to 58,199.

Of the four new cases, one is a Singaporean, two are permanent residents and one is a work permit holder.

The Singaporean is a 53-year-old woman who returned from India.

The two permanent residents are a 44-year-old woman who returned from India and a 42-year-old man who returned from Indonesia.

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No new locations were added to the list of places visited by Covid-19 patients when they were infectious.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low with a total of one case in the past week.

With seven cases discharged on Friday, 58,096 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 31 patients remain in hospital while 29 are recuperating in community facilities. One patient is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Singapore has had 28 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

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