Source: BI.

As of 21 February 2020, 12 pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and
verified one more case of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, which is linked to a
previous case.

This brings the total number of cases to 86 so far.

About the confirmed cases

Case 86

Case 86 is a 24-year-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history
to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General
Hospital (NTFGH). He is linked to Case 821.

More details

He reported onset of symptoms on 14 February and had sought treatment at
two general practitioners (GP) clinics on 16 February and 18 February. He went to the
emergency department at Ng Teng Feng General Hospital on 19 February and was
immediately isolated. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 20
February afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his home at Bukit Batok
East Avenue 5. He is a student at the Singapore Institute of Technology but had not gone
to school since the onset of symptoms.

Case 85 (Announced on 20 February)

Case 85 is a 36-year-old male Chinese national who is a Singapore Work Pass
holder and has no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation
room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

More details

He reported onset of symptoms on 14 February and had sought treatment at a
GP clinic on 14 February, 16 February and 19 February, as well as Yishun Polyclinic
on 19 February. He was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in an ambulance on
the same day. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 20 February
morning.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his rental apartment at
Woodlands Avenue 6, except to seek medical treatment.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

To date, a total of 47 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have
been discharged from the hospital. Of the 39 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital,
most are stable or improving. Five are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Links between previous cases found

Further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing have uncovered links
between previously announced and new cases. This was made possible with the
assistance of the Singapore Police Force.

a) Four of the locally transmitted confirmed cases (Cases 31, 33, 38 and 83), as
well as Cases 8 and 9, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore
(146B Paya Lebar Road).

b) Nine of the confirmed cases (Cases 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 40) are
linked to Yong Thai Hang (24 Cavan Road).

c) Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 30, 36 and 39) are linked to the private
business meeting held at Grand Hyatt Singapore from 20 to 22 January.

d) Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the
Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.

e) 22 of the confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66,
67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81 and 84) are linked to the Grace Assembly of
God.

Investigations on these clusters are ongoing. In addition to the clusters, MOH’s
investigations have identified the following links between cases:

  • Case 44 is linked to Cases 13 and 26;
  • Case 72 is linked to Cases 59 and 79;
  • Case 50 is linked to 55, 65 and 77;
  • Case 75 is linked to Case 41; and
  • Case 86 is linked to Case 82.

Contact tracing is underway for the other eight locally transmitted cases to
establish any links to previous cases or travel history to mainland China.

Update on contact tracing for confirmed cases

Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will
closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient. In addition, all other
identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active
surveillance and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.

As of 21 February 2020, 12 pm, MOH has identified 2,696 close contacts who
have been quarantined. Of these, 1,122 are currently quarantined, and 1,574 have
completed their quarantine.

At least 75,000 people have now been infected in China and around the world with a death toll of more than 2,230 that is mainly concentrated in China, Wuhan where the virus originated from.

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