As of Thursday noon (4 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 22 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.
This brings the total number of infection cases to 59,624.
Amongst the new cases today, 19 are asymptomatic and were detected from screening and surveillance, while 3 were symptomatic.
All the new cases were imported, and had been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Amongst the 22 imported cases, 3 (Cases 59946, 59949 and 59953) are Singaporeans and 2 (Cases 59947 and 59951) are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
2 (Cases 59955 and 59959) are Dependant’s Pass holders who arrived from Germany and Japan.
4 (Cases 59937, 59941, 59948 and 59960) are Work Pass holders who arrived from Indonesia, Nigeria and the UAE.
8 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia, of whom 6 (Cases 59942, 59945, 59956, 59957, 59961 and 59962) are foreign domestic workers.
3 (Cases 59939, 59943 and 59944) are Short-Term Visit Pass holders. Case 59939 arrived from Indonesia for a job placement. Cases 59943 and 59944 arrived from Indonesia to visit their family members who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents.
Update on condition of confirmed cases
28 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 59,348 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
There are currently 38 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in the intensive care unit. 209 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.