As of today (14 Jun), we have officially upgraded to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert). However, we are still unable to dine in until next week and today’s report will tell you why.
As of 12pm today (14 Jun), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 25 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
18 of them are community cases with 2 of them unlinked.
There’s 1 dorm case and the other 6 are imported cases.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,301.
Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 116 cases in the week before to 36 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 17 cases in the week before to 15 cases in the past week.
Community Cases Reported on 13 June Led to New Cluster at Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre
A new COVID-19 cluster has formed at the Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre, after four new community cases were linked to it.
They are:
- a 50-year-old male Bangladesh national who is employed by Theng Liang Lee Services as a conservancy worker at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre.
- a 72-year-old male Singaporean who works at a sundry shop at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre.
- a 67-year-old female Singaporean who is a food stall vendor at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre.
- a 65-year-old male Singaporean who is a food stall vendor at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre.
The 72-year-old was placed on quarantine on 11 June after being identified as close contact of a previous case.
He was tested for COVID-19 on 12 June during quarantine, and his test result came back positive the same day.
He subsequently developed a runny nose on 13 June.
His serology test result is pending.
The man had been fully vaccinated, having received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 16 May, and the second dose on 6 June.
Market Closed For 3 Days
The ministry said all staff and tenants who had been working at the market from 25 May have been quarantined and will be tested during quarantine.
All staff working in 116 Bukit Merah View will be tested as well as a precautionary measure.
Those who visited 115 Bukit Merah View and 116 Bukit Merah View between 25 May and 12 June will also be offered free COVID-19 testing.
“To break any potential chain of transmission and enable deep cleaning of the premises, 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre has been closed to all members of the public from 13 June to 15 June 2021,” MOH said.
Read more about the other cases here.
373 Active Cases
There are currently 130 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.
243 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.
34 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
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