As of Monday noon (18 May), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 305 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total tally of infected cases to 28,343.
MOH in its statement today said that the lower daily figure recorded today “is partly due to fewer tests being processed, as one testing laboratory is reviewing its processes following an earlier apparatus calibration issue, and will need time to ramp up its testing capacity”.
There are only two cases of community infection, both are Singaporeans/Permanent Residents. Another 303Â cases involving Work Permit holders residing in dormitories.
There are no imported cases today.
Of the new cases, 99% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
Four new clusters identified
- Seven of the newly confirmed cases are linked to 11 previous cases to form a new cluster at 2 Kampong Ampat.
- 10 of the earlier confirmed cases have now been linked to form a new cluster at 43 Tuas View Close.
- Four of the earlier confirmed cases have now been linked to form a new cluster at 117 Tuas View Walk 1.
- One of the newly confirmed cases is linked to eight previous cases to form a new cluster at 7 Woodlands Industrial Park E1.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
495 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 9,835 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 1,036 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 12 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
17,450 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.
22 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
