33 COVID-19 Cases Today (29 May); 23 are Community Cases With 4 of Them Unlinked

We are about halfway through Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), and the good news is that it was announced yesterday that there is no need for further COVID-19 restrictions as community cases have stabilised.

That does not mean we can go back to hanging out in groups of 5 and today’s report will tell you why.

As of 12pm today (29 May), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

23 of them are community cases. Out of the community cases, 4 are unlinked.

The remaining 10 are imported cases.

This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,003.

Based on yesterday’s figures, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 196 cases in the week before to 137 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 46 cases in the week before to 23 cases in the past week.

Unlinked Cases Reported on 28 May Include Yet Another McDonald’s Delivery Rider

Of the 15 community cases reported yesterday, 4 are unlinked.

They are:

• a 28-year-old male Malaysia national who is employed by I-VIC Logistic Pte Ltd as a delivery rider for McDonald’s (Hougang Avenue 8)
•  a 38-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who works at Sri Murugan Trading Pte Ltd (Anchorvale)
• a 49-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a manager at Success Consultancy Pte Ltd
• a 62-year-old male Singaporean who is a retiree

Interestingly, the 28-year-old McDonald’s rider is not linked to the cluster involving other McDonald’s riders as he said he hadn’t been cross-deployed to other McDonald’s outlets.

The man developed a runny nose on 26 May, and was tested for COVID-19 as part of the health ministry’s testing operations for McDonald’s delivery riders.

His test result came back positive on the same day, as did his serology test.

McDonald’s Delivery Riders Cluster

The cluster involving McDonald’s delivery riders had three additions yesterday, namely:

•  a 33-year-old male Malaysia national who works as a kitchen assistant at Pano Kato Grill, Pizza & Deli
• a 40-year-old female Singaporean who works at Wanderloft Capsule Hotel
• a 21-year-old male Malaysia national who works as a packer at DM Wines Pte Ltd

The 21-year-old was placed on quarantine on 22 May after being identified as a household contact of a previous case.

He developed a fever on 27 May and reported his symptoms, later testing positive for COVID-19. His serology test result is pending.

Read more details about the other cases here.

531 Active Cases

There are currently 241 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 3 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

290 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.

32 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

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