As of 7 March 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified eight more cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
Of these:
• Four are part of the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong (333 Boon Lay Way) on 15 February;
• One is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore (146B Paya Lebar Road);
• Two are likely to be imported cases; and
• One is currently unlinked.
This makes a total of 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far.
About the confirmed cases
Case 131 is a 66 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). He is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
He reported onset of symptoms on 2 March and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on the same day and on 5 March. He presented at NTFGH on 5 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work as a delivery personnel at Liang Guan Hak Kee (8 Pandan Crescent), and had visited Ayer Rajah Zone 3 Residents’ Committee (32 Teban Gardens Road). He stays at Pandan Gardens.
Case 132 is likely to be an imported case involving a 37 year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who had been in London from 23 February to 27 February. She is warded in an isolation room at the National University Hospital (NUH).
She reported onset of symptoms on 29 February and had sought treatment at two GP clinics on 29 February, 4 March and 5 March. She presented at the emergency department at NUH on 5 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, she had visited Camden Medical Centre (1 Orchard Boulevard) for an unrelated condition. She stays at Tanglin Road.
Case 133 is a 62 year-old female Indonesian national who is a Singapore Social Visit Pass holder, and who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She is currently warded in an isolation room at NUH.
She reported onset of symptoms on 29 February and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 1 March and at Pioneer Polyclinic on 4 March and 6 March. She was referred to the emergency department at NUH on 6 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, she had mostly stayed at her home at Jurong West Street 61.
Case 134 is a 56 year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions, but had been in Malaysia on 21 February. She is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
She reported onset of symptoms on 28 February and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 6 March, and was referred to NCID on the same day. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, she had visited various community clubs and residents’ committees. She stays at Jurong West Street 71.
Case 135 is a 40 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon and is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
Case 136 is likely to be an imported case involving a 36 year-old male Italian national Singapore Work Pass holder who had recently travelled to the US from 7 February to 22 February, and to Italy from 23 February to 29 February. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
Case 137 is a 60 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
Case 138 is a 26 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 6 March afternoon and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He is a close contact of Case 66 and family member of Case 83, and is linked to the cluster at The Life Church and Missions Singapore.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
To date, a total of 90 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital. Of the 48 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Eight are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
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 7 March 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 3,452 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 446 are currently quarantined, and 3,006 have completed their quarantine.
