520 COVID-19 Cases Reported on 12 Sep; New Cluster at DHL Centre with 28 Cases

On 10 Sep, a whopping 573 COVID-19 cases were reported by the authorities.

This seemed in keeping with Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s estimation that we’ll soon have 1,000 cases daily.

However, in the following two days, new cases have decreased. 

New large clusters are still being detected, however. Here are the details:

517 Locally Transmitted Cases; 454 From the Community 

517 locally transmitted cases were recorded yesterday (12 Sep), 454 of whom were from the community.

Of these, 137 are seniors above the age of 60.

Three imported cases were also detected, one detected upon arrival and two who developed the illness during their quarantine.

New Cluster at DHL Centre in Tampines

The Ministry of Health (MOH) identified a new large cluster at DHL Supply Chain Advanced Regional Centre yesterday, situated along Greenwich Dr in Tampines.

With three new additions yesterday, the cluster now has 28 infections in total.

Transmission began at the workplace but eventually spread further to household contacts. Of the 28 cases, 25 are staff and three are household contacts of cases, MOH said.

Chinatown Complex & Bus Interchange Clusters Grow

Several of our existing clusters grew as well, including the one linked to Chinatown Complex. Ten new cases were added to the cluster, bringing its total to 81.

Seven of our eight active clusters linked to staff working in bus interchanges also grew. They are:

• Toa Payoh Bus Interchange staff – two new cases, 212 in total
• Tampines Bus Interchange staff- three new cases, 73 in total
• Boon Lay Bus Interchange staff – seven new cases, 190 in total
• Bishan Bus Interchange staff – one new case, 39 in total
• Jurong East Bus Interchange staff – one new case, 48 in total
• Clementi Bus Interchange staff- two new cases, 61 in total
• Punggol Bus Interchange staff – one new case, 47 in total

Three new cases each were added to the clusters linked to Changi General Hospital (CGH) and Bugis Junction too.

The CGH cluster now has 70 infections, while the Bugis Junction cluster has 316 cases.

The preschool cluster at PCF Sparkletots Braddell Heights grew by one case to 22.

In total, MOH said it’s monitoring 16 large clusters with new cases.

780 Cases in Hospitals; 7 in ICU

At present, there are 780 COVID-19 cases warded in hospital, most of whom are well and under observation.

54 severe cases require oxygen supplementation, and seven are in critical condition in the ICU.

Of these 61 cases, 50 are seniors above the age of 60.

Our vaccination progress remains at 81%. 83% have received at least one dose.

Visits to Residential Care Homes Suspended

Yesterday, the health ministry announced the suspension of all in-person visits to residential care homes for four weeks from 13 Sep to 11 Oct.

Employees, residents, and clients of aged care facilities will also be tested more frequently with antigen rapid tests.

The move was prompted by the discovery of 42 COVID-19 cases in 18 aged care facilities in the past two weeks.

Since these residents are elderly, they’re more at risk of severe illness from the virus.

“This temporary suspension of visitation will give us time to encourage more unvaccinated seniors to get vaccinated, and roll out the vaccine booster programme for residents of aged care facilities,” MOH said.

As previously announced, residents of aged care facilities will also be invited to receive their booster shots from 14 Sep.

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