2 of the 4 Unlinked Cases Reported on 18 June Stay in Bukit Merah Area

The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 14 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection for June 18th.

Out of the 14 cases, 5 are linked to previous cases, thanks to contact tracing, and have already been quarantined.

The remaining 9 cases were detected through surveillance, out of which 5 are linked to previous cases and 4 are currently unlinked.

2 of the 4 Unlinked Cases Stay in Bukit Merah Area

Two of the unlinked cases stay in the Bukit Merah area and are unrelated to the Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre cluster.

The first is a retired 69-year-old male national from China who is a resident at the NTUC Health Senior Group Home at Bukit Merah View.

He was detected during the Home’s surveillance testing for its residents and his result came back positive on 17 June.

The retiree also developed a runny nose on the same day. He has received both doses of the vaccine.

The second case involves a 51-year-old female Singaporean homemaker.

She consulted a GP for an unrelated medical condition and was tested since she stays in the Bukit Merah area.

She is asymptomatic and her serology test results suggest that she’s currently in the early stages of the infection.

The other two remaining unlinked cases include:

• A fully-vaccinated 67-year-old male Singaporean retiree who developed a fever and runny nose on 17 June and he sought treatment the same day.
• An 83-year-old female Singaporean retiree felt fatigued and eventually developed shortness of breath on 17 June.

9 cases linked to the 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre

Four of which are household contacts of confirmed positive cases who are already serving their home quarantine.

Two of them, a 5-year-old and 4-year-old, attend the PCF Sparkletots preschool at 78A Telok Blangah Street 32.

The siblings have last gone to school on 21 May.

They include a 39-year-old male Singaporean who works as a logistics officer at CKD Singapore Pte Ltd, and a fully-vaccinated 69-year-old male Singaporean retiree.

The other 5 cases were detected through surveillance.

They are:

• An 83-year-old male Singaporean retiree that visited the market and food centre. He is asymptomatic.
• A 35-year-old China national who works as a cashier at Bake King. She’s a close contact of a previous positive case.
• A 72-year-old male Singaporean retiree who is a regular at the 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre.
• A 64-year-old male Singaporean who works as a school bus driver for Tanglin Trust School. He stays in the Bukit Merah area and frequently visits the food establishments in the area.
• A 42-year-old domestic worker from Myanmar that visited the market and food centre.

2 Imported Cases

Both are Singaporeans who have returned from Indonesia.

They were tested and confirmed positive while serving their SHN.

361 Active Cases

There are currently 152 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

209 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 complications remains at 34.

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