31 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore in five-month low; no community cases

[SINGAPORE] There were 31 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Tuesday noon (Aug 25), taking Singapore's total to 56,435.

This is the lowest daily figure in more than five months since March 22, when there were 23 cases.

There were also no community cases from Tuesday's update, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). The last time there were no cases in the community was last Thursday.

A 25-year-old woman was the sole imported patient announced on Tuesday among the new cases.

The permanent resident had returned to Singapore from India on Aug 13.

She had been placed on a stay-home notice when she arrived here and was confirmed to be positive on Monday.

Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the remaining 30 new cases announced on Tuesday.

Among these 30 dorm cases, 26 had been tested during quarantine to determine their status.

The remaining four cases were detected through MOH's surveillance testing, such as the ministry's routine biweekly testing of workers living in dormitories.

No new clusters were announced by MOH on Tuesday, nor were there new places added by the ministry to its list of locations visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious.

The number of new cases in the community has remained stable at an average of two cases per day in the past two weeks, said MOH.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of one case per day over the same period.

With 230 cases discharged on Tuesday, 54,801 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 78 patients remain in hospital while 1,514 are recuperating in community facilities, with none in intensive care.

Singapore has had 27 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

THE STRAITS TIMES