As of Tuesday noon (16 June), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 151 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 40,969.
There are two cases in the community, both of whom are Work Pass holders. There are no Singaporean/Permanent Resident cases.
MOH shared that the vast majority of the new cases are Work Permit holders residing in dormitories.
There are no imported cases today.
Of the new cases, 97% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
No new cluster identified today.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
797 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 31,163 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 269 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 2 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
9,511 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.
26 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
