26 COVID-19 Cases Today (6 Feb); All Are Imported Cases

We’re back to a day whereby there’s no locally transmitted case.

As of 12pm today (6 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 26 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

All of them are imported cases.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 59,675.

Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has increased from none in the week before to 4 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from none in the week before to 3 cases in the past week.

Sole Community Case Reported Yesterday Had Ignored Symptoms & Was Found During TB Screening

Of the 25 new infections reported on Friday (5 Feb), two were locally transmitted; one from the community and another from a dormitory.

The remaining 23 Covid-19 cases were all imported and were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.

The community case, Case 59980, is a 56-year-old Singaporean man who works as an import officer at Yusen Logistics at Changi Cargo Megaplex.

The man developed a cough on 2 Feb, which is the symptom most commonly experienced by Covid-19 patients.

However, he didn’t seek medical attention, and even continued to go to work. 

His infection had only been detected because he had been identified as a contact of a tuberculosis case at his workplace.

After heading to the Tuberculosis Control Unit on 4 Feb for screening, he was tested for Covid-19 after reporting his symptoms.

His test returned a positive result and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.

The man’s serological test result has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a fresh infection.

Fortunately, his job does not involve interacting with flight passengers.

There are currently 41 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.

206 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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