As of Sunday noon (25 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 infection.

This brings the total number of infection cases to 57,970.

There are two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.

“Based on our investigations so far, both reside in dormitories and there are no new cases in the community,” said MOH.

In addition, there are three new imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

4 are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance, while 1 was symptomatic.

MOH noted that it has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission. As there have been no more cases linked to the cluster at North Coast Lodge (51 North Coast Avenue) for the past two incubation periods (i.e. 28 days), the cluster has now been closed.

There are no new cases linked to existing or new clusters today.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

14 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,858 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. 33 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.

 

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