Changi General Hospital Currently Has 2 Active Clusters
Earlier in August, a relatively small cluster emerged at Changi General Hospital (CGH), comprising just 4 Covid-19 cases.
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1 month later on 3 Sep, another cluster surfaced at the same hospital, even before the previous one closed.
While both clusters have no apparent links, the new one is larger, comprising 14 cases.
New cluster at Changi General Hospital has 14 cases
The new CGH cluster was the sole new cluster that the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported in its evening update on Friday (3 Sep).
The new cluster currently has 14 cases in total, 11 of which MOH added on 3 Sep itself.
As MOH listed this cluster separately from the previous one, it seems like there’s no present connection between them.
The previous CGH cluster was detected on 3 Aug and currently has 4 cases linked.
With the closure of 7 previous clusters, Singapore now has 59 active ones.
29 new cases linked to bus interchange clusters
There were also 29 new cases linked to existing clusters at bus interchanges islandwide:
- Bishan Bus Interchange – 1 new case
- Boon Lay Bus Interchange – 12 new cases
- Clementi Bus Interchange – 4 new cases
- Jurong East Bus Interchange – 1 new case
- Punggol Bus Interchange – 1 new case
- Tampines Bus Interchange – 2 new cases
- Toa Payoh Bus Interchange – 8 new cases
The cluster at Sengkang Bus Interchange is the only one of its kind that had no new cases.
Number of severely ill Covid-19 patients remain stable
Despite the recent rise in local Covid-19 cases, the number of severely ill patients remains under control.
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As of 3 Sep, 25 Covid-19 patients require oxygen supplementation or are receiving medical treatment in ICU.
This is about half of the number earlier this month.
Singapore has also not reported any Covid-related fatalities for the past 8 days.
Confident that authorities will ringfence clusters soon
It’s understandably concerning to have 2 active clusters linked to one of our major health institutions.
Even though information regarding the new cluster remains scarce at this point, those who are at risk of infection would likely have been notified by the authorities.
We hope the cluster will be ringfenced ASAP, allowing visitors, staff, and patients to have peace of mind.
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