As of Saturday noon (24 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,965.
There are three new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.
“Based on our investigations so far, 2 are in the community, and 1 resides in a dormitory,” said MOH.
In addition, there are 11 new imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the new cases today, 12 are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance, while 2 were symptomatic.
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, 57,844 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 53 confirmed cases who are still in the hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit. 40 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.
28 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.