As of Monday noon (1 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 29 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 59,565.
Amongst the new cases today, 26 are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance, while 3 were symptomatic.
All of the new cases are imported cases, who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the 29 imported cases, 2 (Cases 59858 and 59883) are Singaporeans and 3 (Cases 59855, 59857 and 59862) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and the UAE.
3 (Cases 59864, 59885, 59888) are Dependant’s Pass holders who arrived from India and the UAE.
2 (Cases 59879 and 59880) are Long-Term Visit Pass holders who arrived from India.
4 (Cases 59860, 59869, 59884 and 59889) are Work Pass holders who arrived from India.
10 are Work Permit holders who arrived from India, Indonesia and Myanmar, of whom 6 (Cases 59856, 59865, 59866, 59875, 59881 and 59886) are foreign domestic workers.
5 (Cases 59859, 59867, 59873, 59877 and 59878) are Short-Term Visit Pass holders. Case 59859 arrived from Italy for a work project in Singapore. Cases 59867, 59877 and 59878 arrived from India and Indonesia respectively to visit their family members who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents. Case 59873 arrived from India for studies in Singapore.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
43 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 59,271 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 45 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit. 220 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.
29 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.