Of the 8 Unlinked Cases Reported on 21 May, 2 Were Detected As They Were in Westgate

2021-05-22 , 9:43 am

I don’t know about you, but one of the reasons why I’ve preferred to stay home and use Pandamart to buy my groceries instead of heading out to a supermarket is because I won’t want to be subjected to mass testing after visiting certain places.

After all, these kind of arrangements didn’t exist in the past—months ago, we were just told to monitor our health if we’ve been to places that COVID-19 cases have been to.

Now?

TraceTogether and then TestTogether.

Of the 8 Unlinked Cases Reported on 21 May, 2 Were Detected As They Were in Westgate

There were 40 COVID-19 cases reported yesterday (21 May), and 30 of them are community cases.

22 of them are linked to active clusters or previously confirmed cases, with the Changi Airport cluster reporting an additional 4 cases.

For the 8 unlinked cases, 6 of them were found when they visited a clinic, while 2 were detected due to the mass testing operation for people who have been to JEM or Westgate from 10 May to 14 May.

The first is 29 year-old male India national who works as a sales personnel at Platinum Yoga. He developed chills and fatigue on 19 May. As he had visited Westgate recently, he went for a COVID-19 test on 19 May offered for those who had visited Westgate. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 20 May. His serology test result is pending.

The second is a 20 year-old female Singaporean who is a student at the National University of Singapore, and a part-time retail staff at Hijabville. She developed a sore throat, runny nose and cough on 13 May, but did not seek medical attention. On 19 May, she went for a COVID-19 swab as part of the testing operations for those who had visited Westgate. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 21 May. Her serology test result is pending.

In other words, all the 8 unlinked cases reported yesterday were symptomatic.

496 Active Cases

There are currently 249 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 4 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

247 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.

32 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

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Of the 8 Unlinked Cases Reported on 21 May, 2 Were Detected As They Were in Westgate

Of the 8 Unlinked Cases Reported on 21 May, 2 Were Detected As They Were in Westgate

496 Active Cases

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