Current Affairs
233 additional COVID-19 cases confirmed: 167 untraceable with 7 new clusters identified
As of Sunday (12 April), 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) verified and confirmed 233 new COVID-19 cases
There are no imported cases. 51 are linked to clusters and 15 are linked to other cases.
167 are untraceable, meaning they do not have any recent travel history or links to previous cases. This is a record number of untraceable (unlinked) cases since 23 Jan this year.
141 of the 167 untraceable cases, are work permit holders, mostly residing in dormitories, worksites and other living quarters.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infection cases to 2,532.
There are seven new clusters identified by MOH. They are:
- Acacia Lodge
- Tuas View Dormitory
- 36 Woodlands Industrial Park E1
- 85 Kallang Dormitory
- Black Tap at 10 Bayfront Avenue
- Kenyon/UBS construction site at 9 Penang Road
- McDonald’s outlets at Forum, Lido and Parklane.
Update on confirmed cases:
32 more patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total of recovered patients to 560.
Of the 976 patients who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, while 31 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
There are 988 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 being isolated and cared for at community facilities. Eight people have died due to complications from COVID-19.
A total of 8 deaths from COVID-19 infection till date.
