7 New Covid-19 Cases In S'pore On 28 Oct, All Are Imported

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Singapore Confirms 7 New Covid-19 Cases On 28 Oct

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has made early confirmation of 7 new Covid-19 cases today (28 Oct). The national tally is now at 57,987.

Of the 7, there are:

7 imported cases
0 living in workers’ dorm
0 community cases

All 7 imported ones are serving Stay-Home Notices (SHNs) after arriving at Singapore. MOH will release more details tonight.

1 case in the community yesterday

Looking back at yesterday’s updates, MOH made early confirmation of 7 new Covid-19 cases as of 12pm, including 1 in the community.

7 New Covid-19 Cases Include 1 Community Infection On 27 Oct

She is Case 58148, a Short Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from Vietnam and is currently unlinked.

She was allowed to enter as she’s a caregiver to her sibling who is currently under medical treatment in Singapore.

Upon touching down on 10 Oct, she tested negative. However, she tested positive in a second test when she started showing acute respiratory symptoms on 23 Oct.

6 imported cases, no infection in dorms

In slightly better news, there were no infections reported living in workers’ dormitories yesterday (27 Oct).

But there were 6 imported ones, including 4 who are employed in Singapore. Here’s the breakdown according to MOH:

2 Work Pass holders from Japan and France
2 Work Permit holders from Indonesia
1 Dependant’s Pass holder from the United Kingdom
1 Short-Term Visit Pass holder who is here to visit her child, a Singapore Permanent Resident

All of them are currently serving SHNs as mandated by the law.