An all-new high of 447 new cases are announced today.
The situation seems to be getting worse, but please continue to stay at home because a majority are from dormitories, as the local cases in the community remain constant, at an average of 36 in the last two weeks.
Here’s today’s announcement.
Record High of 447 New COVID-19 Cases in S’pore Today (15 Apr); Majority from Dormitories
Once again, there is no imported case, which means we’ve seen zero import case for five straight days.
Of the 447 cases, 38 are local cases.
5 are work permit holders who don’t reside in dormitories.
The remaining 404 cases are work permit holders living in dormitories.
Of all the cases, 68% are linked to known clusters while the rest are still pending contact tracing.
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1 Death That is Not Related to COVID-19 Infection
Yesterday (14 April 2020), an 80-year-old Malaysian national passed away. After his demise, test results show that he has the coronavirus in him.
However, MOH has verified that his death is not related to COVID-19 infection, so the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 infection is still at 10.
Updates on Confirmed Cases
With today’s announcement, the total number of confirmed cases we have now is 3,699.
652 of the patients have fully recovered and are discharged. 26 are now in ICU, and as mentioned earlier, 10 have passed away due to complications caused by COVID-19. 2 other people who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 had died due to other factors.
The conditions of the remaining patients are stable or improving. Of this group, 1,540 of them who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
You can do your part as a responsible citizen through helping out in contact tracing by downloading the TraceTogether app.
In the meantime, keep yourself updated by bookmarking MOH’s website here and registering for the Gov.sg’s WhatsApp service here.
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