Health
MOH confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 57,840
As of Wednesday noon (7 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 10 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,840.
There are four new cases from worker dormitories.
In addition, there are six new imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the new cases today, 8 are asymptomatic and were detected from the screening and surveillance, while 2 imported cases were symptomatic.
Of the new cases, 80% 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
12 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,624 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 39 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 1 is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 150 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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