528 new Covid-19 cases take Singapore tally to 14,951

[SINGAPORE] Foreign workers continued to form the bulk of the 528 new Covid-19 cases here on Tuesday (April 28), taking the total count to 14,951.

This is the lowest daily increase in new cases in Singapore in nearly two weeks since April 15, which had 447 new cases.

The new cases on Tuesday include 511 foreign workers living in dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Foreign workers not living in dorms made up seven cases. There were also 10 other new cases in the community, comprising seven Singaporeans and permanent residents, as well as two work pass holders and one on a visit pass.

Among them is a 24-year-old nurse at Changi General Hospital. The Singapore permanent resident who did not travel to affected countries or regions recently, said MOH. The man reported onset of symptoms on Monday, and was confirmed to be infected the same day.

He was warded at Changi General Hospital.

There were no imported cases.

MOH also announced four new coronavirus clusters, which are linked to 33 Sungei Kadut Loop, 23H Sungei Kadut Street 1, 10 Tagore Drive, and 51H Tuas South Ave 1.

Singapore's largest active cluster remains the S11 Dormitory in Punggol, which has 2,302 confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, 33 more patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 1,128 people have fully recovered.

Currently, 1,889 patients are still in hospital. Most are stable or improving, while 21 are in critical condition.

Another 11,920 patients, who have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive for the virus, have been isolated and are being cared for at community facilities.

Globally, the coronavirus outbreak, which began in December last year, has infected over 3.06 million people. Some 211,000 have died.

The United States is the worst affected country in the world with more than 980,000 cases and 55,000 deaths from Covid-19 as of Tuesday.

THE STRAITS TIMES