70 New COVID-19 Cases in S’pore Today (28 Mar); Total Cases Now Over 800

I don’t know about you, but it sure feels like a lockdown here in Singapore even when it’s not a lockdown.

We’re advised not to go to shopping malls unless we need to buy essential items, places are now as empty as my bank account and the number of local cases just keep on increasing every day.

For today, we’ve finally hit the dreaded 800 mark.

70 New COVID-19 Cases in S’pore Today (28 Mar); Total Cases Now Over 800

70 new cases were reported today with 41 being imported from Europe, North America, ASEAN and other parts of Asia.

As for the remaining 29 local cases, 15 of them are linked to previously confirmed cases or clusters. There are now 2 more linked cases to the SingPost Cluster, bringing the cluster to a total of 5 cases.

The sources of infection for the other 14 local patients are still unknown.

Updates on Confirmed Cases

All in all, we now have 802 confirmed cases in Singapore.

198 of them have recovered and are discharged, while 19 are now in ICU. 2 have passed away.

The conditions of the remaining patients are either stable or improving, and in this group, 182 of them who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC.

As of noon today, MOH has identified 10,875 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 3,640 are currently quarantined, and 7,235 have completed their quarantine.

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.