MOH confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 57,876

As of 11 October 2020, 12 pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 infection.

This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,876.

All new cases today are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance.

Based on MOH’s investigations, all 3 locally transmitted cases reside in dormitories and there is none in the community.

There are 7 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

All the new cases today are imported or linked to known cases/ clusters.

MOH stated that it has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission. As there have been no more cases linked to the clusters at Kranji Lodge I (12 Kranji Road) and Westlite Woodlands dormitory (2 Woodlands Sector 2) for the past two incubation periods (i.e. 28 days), the clusters have now been closed.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

7 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,705 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

There are currently 44 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. 100 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.