520 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; new cluster with 28 cases at DHL centre in Greenwich Drive

[SINGAPORE] The number of serious Covid-19 cases requiring oxygen supplementation in hospitals has increased from 35 to 54 cases in a day, of whom 44 are seniors above 60 years old.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) also reported a new cluster with 28 cases at DHL Supply Chain Advanced Regional Centre at 1 Greenwich Drive, three of which were added on Sunday.

Of the 28 cases, 25 are staff and three are household contacts linked to them.

Another 10 cases were added to the cluster at Chinatown Complex, bringing the total of 81 cases, said MOH in its daily update.

The complex is closed to all members of the public till Wednesday, and all staff working there are being tested for the coronavirus.

MOH is also extending free Covid-19 testing to members of the public who had visited Chinatown Complex between Sept 8 and Sept 11, but who do not receive the alerts.

Eight cases were added to the cluster at Hu Lee Impex, a fruits and vegetable wholesaler located at Chin Bee Avenue in Jurong West, taking its total to 54 cases.

There were also 17 new cases added to the clusters linked to staff at seven bus interchanges at Punggol, Bishan, Toa Payoh, Tampines, Boon Lay, Clementi and Jurong East.

The total number of cases at these interchanges is 670.

Overall, Singapore reported a total of 520 new Covid-19 cases, including 454 in the community and 63 dormitory residents.

Of the local cases, 137 are seniors above 60 years old.

There were also three imported cases.

There are currently 780 Covid-19 patients in hospital, including 54 cases in need of oxygen supplementation and seven in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

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