4 COVID-19 Cases Today (6 Nov); All Are Imported Cases

There was 1 community case yesterday but if you read more about it, it might be an imported case instead.

As for today? All cases are imported.

Today, as of 12pm today (6 November 2020), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 4 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 58,047.

Based on yesterday’s numbers, the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with a total of 2 cases in the past week. Both cases are currently unlinked.

Yesterday’s Sole Community Case Has Come from The US in Oct & Was Earlier Suspected to Have Dengue

The sole community case reported on Thursday (5 Nov) was a 39-year-old man who arrived in Singapore from the United States on 11 Oct.

The man is a short-term visitor whose wife is a permanent resident here.

He has no known links to past infections.

Like most visitors, the man was placed on stay-home notice upon arrival. He was tested on 22 Oct, while still under quarantine at a dedicated facility, and his result came back negative.

Given that his stay-home notice started on 11 Oct, the man likely left his facility on 25 Oct.

However, 5 days later on 30 Oct, he developed a fever sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic.

The doctor diagnosed him with suspected dengue.

He later developed symptoms of acute respiratory infection and was tested for Covid-19 on 2 Nov.

On 4 Nov, his test came back positive, and he was taken to the hospital.