24 COVID-19 Cases Today (4 Jan); All Are Imported


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While the number of people reporting Monday Blues today might be over the roof, the number of reported COVID-19 remains consistent.

Today (4 January 2021), as of 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

All of them are imported cases. Amongst them, 1 is a Singaporean, and 15 are foreign domestic workers.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 58,721.

Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 1 case in the week before to 10 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 1 case in the week before to 4 cases in the past week.

A COVID-19 Case Who Was in Yesterday’s Daily Report Had Self-Medicated & Didn’t Report His Symptoms Initially

A whopping 35 imported Covid-19 cases were reported on Sunday (3 Jan), the highest number of cases from abroad since 28 Mar.

32 of these cases were asymptomatic while three were symptomatic.

One of those who exhibited symptoms is a 49-year-old work permit holder.

He is a ship crew member who had boarded a vessel on 4 Mar last year in Indonesia.

He developed a fever on 23 Dec but had self-medicated and did not report his symptoms.

On 31 Dec, he was placed on quarantine as he had been identified as a close contact of a previously reported case who is a crew member of the same vessel.

The man was sick for the next few days, but only declared his symptoms on 2 Jan, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

On that day, he shared his symptoms with a doctor via video-consultation and was subsequently conveyed to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

There, he tested positive for the coronavirus.

Fortunately, he hadn’t disembarked from the vessel before his diagnosis.

All the remaining crew members of the vessel have been placed on quarantine, MOH said.


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