Source: BI

As of 14 March 2020, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified 12 more cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.

Of these:

• One is part of the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on 15 February (Case 201);
• Nine are imported cases (Cases 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210 and 212);
• One (Case 211) is linked to a previous case (Case 142); and
• One is currently unlinked (Case 208).

That makes a total of of 212 infected cases in Singapore so far.

About the confirmed cases

Case 201 is a 52 year-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to affected countries and region. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.

She reported onset of symptoms on 5 March and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on the same day. She presented at NTFGH on 7 March and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 13 March afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, she mostly stayed at her home at Teck Whye Lane.

Case 202 is an imported case involving a 44 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from 28 February to 3 March. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH). He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the event.

He reported onset of symptoms on 3 March and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 4 March and 5 March. He presented at SKH on 12 March and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 13 March afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, he had visited Masjid Al-Mawaddah (151 Compassvale Bow), Masjid Jamae (Chulia) (218 South Bridge Road) and Masjid Al-Istiqamah (2 Serangoon North Avenue 2). He stays at Anchorvale Drive.

Case 203 is likely to be an imported case involving a 36 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from 6 March to 8 March. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Changi General Hospital (CGH).

She reported onset of symptoms on 11 March, and presented at the emergency department of CGH on 12 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 13 March afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, she mostly stayed at her home at Pasir Ris Street 51.

Case 204 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old male American national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Japan from 29 February to 8 March. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

He reported onset of symptoms on 11 March, and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 12 March. He presented at SGH on 12 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 13 March afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his home in the Tanjong Pagar Road area.

Case 205 is an imported case involving a 30 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in the Philippines from 27 February to 6 March. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

Case 206 is an imported case involving a 33 year-old female New Zealand national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been to the United States from 28 February to 13 March. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

Case 207 is an imported case involving a 40 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United Kingdom from 6 March to 11 March. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

Case 208 is a 26 year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

Case 209 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United States from 2 March to 7 March. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at SGH.

Case 210 is an imported case involving a 56 year-old male German national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in Germany from 27 February to 3 March, and again from 11 March to 12 March, and Switzerland from 3 March to 10 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

Case 211 is a 35 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. She is linked to Case 142.

Case 212 is an imported case involving a 64 year-old male Indonesian national. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

To date, a total of 105 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital. Of the 107 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. 14 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 14 March 2020, 12pm, MOH has identified 5,244 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 1,712 are currently quarantined, and 3,532 have completed their quarantine.

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