Singapore Confirms 897 New Covid-19 Cases On 24 Apr, 95% Involve Work Permit Holders Residing In Dorms
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported a preliminary 897 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (24 Apr).
Following the trend, Work Permit Holders residing in dormitories form the majority of reported cases.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Work Permit holders (residing in dormitories): 853
- Work Permit holders (residing outside dormitories) : 19
- Work Passes: 12
- Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs): 13
This means that Singapore now has a total tally of 12,075 cases.
9 new clusters reported, 1 cluster closed
Of the new cases reported, 68% are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
MOH also identified 9 new clusters. They are:
- Alaunia Lodge (Admiralty Road West)
- SSKBJV Dormitory (31A Tanah Merah Coast Road)
- Westlite Juniper (23 Mandai Estate)
- Natureland East Coast (907 East Coast Road)
- Strand Hotel (25 Bencoolen Street)
- 112 Neythal Road
- 10 Shaw Road
- 2 Sungei Kadut Avenue
- 11 Tuas Avenue 10.
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4 more dormitories have also been gazetted as isolation areas. They are:
- 1B Senoko Loop
- CDPL Tuas Dormitory
- Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 2
- Tuas South Dormitory
38 discharged, 1,229 still hospitalised
A nurse – Case 11580 – has tested positive for Covid-19. However, she had not gone to work at Bukit Merah Polyclinic since the onset of symptoms on 20 Apr.
38 more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. This brings the total number of recovered cases to 956.
1,229 cases still remain hospitalised, with 24 in critical condition.
The total number of deaths remain at 12, as the cause of death for Case 8190 was from a fall from height.
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Less than 1,000 cases reported for the first time in 5 days
This good news is that this the first time in 5 days that the number of confirmed cases has fallen under a thousand.
Hopefully, trend continues and proves to be the turning point in Singapore’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feature image adapted from Facebook.
