9 COVID-19 Cases Today; All Are Imported Cases

It’s been a while since we’ve seen such a low number of reported cases in a day.

As of 12pm today (13 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 9 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

All of them are imported cases.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 59,786.

Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 4 cases in the week before to 8 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 3 cases in the week before to 5 cases in the past week.

New COVID-19 Cluster Formed From Chinatown Complex Stall Owner

On Thursday (11 Feb), a 66-year-old Chinatown Complex stall owner was confirmed to have the virus, along with his 32-year-old son.

They were two of the three community cases reported on that day.

Now, it turns out that the stall owner’s wife and older son have tested positive for Covid-19 as well, forming yet another cluster in the community.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed their infections and the formation of the new cluster on Friday (12 Feb).

The stall owner’s older son,  a 33-year-old Singaporean, is currently unemployed and was placed on quarantine at a dedicated facility on Wednesday (10 Feb), when his father tested positive for the virus.

Even though he did not display any symptoms, he was tested for Covid-19, and it came back positive.

Interestingly, his serology test result was positive as well, indicating a possible past infection.

The wife, a homemaker, was also placed on quarantine on the same day. She, too, was tested even though she was asymptomatic, and her result came back positive.

The 62-year-old’s serology test result was negative, indicating this is likely a recent infection.

179 Active Cases

There are currently 31 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

148 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.

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

In the meantime, if you’ve not, you should download the TraceTogether app so that contact tracing can be done easily. If you’re worried about your privacy, watch this video to the end:

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