As of 10 October 2020, 12 pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 7 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,866.
There are two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, 1 is in the community, and 1 resides in a dormitory.
In addition, there are 5 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the new cases today, 5 are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance, while 2 were symptomatic.
Of the new cases, 86% are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
There are no new cases linked to existing or new clusters today.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
23 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,698 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 40 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. 101 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.
