Health
MOH confirms 7 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,190
As of Wednesday noon (25 Nov), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 infection.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 58,190.
All new cases today are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance.
There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.
All of the seven new cases are imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the 7 imported cases, 1 (Case 58394) is a Singapore Permanent Resident and another (Case 58395) is a Student’s Pass holder who both arrived from India.
Another 4 (Cases 58396, 58397, 58398 and 58399) are Work Permit holders currently employed in Singapore who arrived from India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The remaining case (Case 58392) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from Ukraine to board a ship docked here as a crew member.
There are no new cases linked to existing or new clusters today.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
12 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 58,091 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 42 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. 29 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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