To think that one day, COVID-19 will be like the flu, a possibility that we all might have to encounter. However, that’s a problem for our future self to adapt to. For now, we have to check out today’s report.
As of 12pm today (24 Jun), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
14 of them are community cases, with 2 of them unlinked. The other 9 are imported cases.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,493.
Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 77 cases in the week before to 98 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 19 cases in the week before to 21 cases in the past week.
Unlinked Cases Include Fully Vaccinated NCID Nurse
Of the 13 community cases, 10 have no established links to previous cases. They are:
- an 81-year-old Singaporean man who is a retiree
- a 34-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a nurse at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
- a 69-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree
The NCID nurse had interacted with patients at work, despite donning full personal protective equipment (PPE) such as an N95 mask, face shield, goggles, gown, and gloves.
She developed a runny nose and sore throat on 21 June night, and sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on 22 June, where she underwent both an ART and PCR test.
Both tests returned a positive result.
Interestingly, her earlier tests from Rostered Routine Testing (RRT) – the last being on 10 June – were all negative for COVID-19 infection.
Her serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection, MOH said.
The nurse received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on 29 January, and her second dose on 20 February.
Read more about the other cases here.
322 Active Cases
There are currently 141 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 5 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
181 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.
35 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
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