Health
MOH confirms 34 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 57,488
As of Tuesday noon (15 Sep), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 34 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,488.
There are no new cases in the community.
However, there are six new imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
Of the new cases, 88% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
No new clusters were identified.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
82 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 56,884 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 51 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit. 526 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.
27 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
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