SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health reported 383 new cases COVID-19 infection in Singapore as of noon on Sunday , bringing the total number of cases to 37,910.
All four cases in the long-term and work pass holder group had been picked up as a result of proactive screening, the ministry said. “Case 37937 is a student at Ascensia International School and was tested as part of our screening of students with ARI. Cases 37746 and 37747 were contacts of previously confirmed cases, and had already been quarantined in government quarantine facilities earlier. The remaining case was tested as part of our proactive screening of workers in essential services.
All five cases displayed mild symptoms, with the onset of symptoms being 3 June for three cases, and 2 June and 31 May for the remaining two cases, the MOE said. Story continuesAs a precautionary measure, the ministry said that persons who had been at these locations during the specified timings should monitor their health closely for 14 days from their date of visit. They should see a doctor promptly if they develop symptoms of acute respiratory infection , as well as fever and loss of taste or smell, and inform the doctor of their exposure history.
Most of the 295 hospitalised cases are stable or improving, while three are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. A total of 12,704 patients with mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive are isolated and cared for at community facilities. Apart from 25 patients who have died from COVID-19 complications, nine others who tested positive for the virus have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack and two whose deaths were attributed to coronary heart disease.