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S’pore Confirms 596 New Covid-19 Cases On 19 Apr, 5 New Clusters As National Tally Hits 6,588

S’pore Detects 596 Covid-19 Cases With 5 New Clusters Including Sembawang Shipyard

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 596 new cases of Covid-19 cases on Sunday (19 Apr), bringing the total number of infected patients in the country to 6,588.

5 new clusters have been detected, with close to 7 out of 10 new patients linked to known clusters. Recorded new clusters include:

  • Woodlands Lodge I (50 Woodlands Industrial Park E4) – 12 cases
  • Changi Lodge II (80 Tanah Merah Coast Road) – 1 new case
  • Sembawang Shipyard (198 Tagore Lane) – 7 earlier cases
  • 51 Paya Ubi Industrial Park – 17 earlier cases
  • 17 Jalan Besut – 6 earlier cases

MOH has established links to earlier cases at the following clusters:

  • Cassia @ Penjuru (15 Penjuru Walk) – 1 new case (29 total)
  • Acacia Lodge (530-540 Bukit Batok Street 23) – 5 new cases (87 total)
  • Avery Lodge Dormitory (2D Jalan Papan) – 6 new cases (24 total)

Slight increase in unlinked community cases on average

No imported cases have been recorded on Sunday. The detailed breakdown is as follows:

  • 30 community cases (25 citizens & PRs + 5 on work pass)
  • 22 work permit holders (outside dorms)
  • 544 work permit holders (within dorms)

MOH further confirmed that unlinked community cases have increased — from 18 cases/day on average to 22 cases/day this week.

Daily case numbers have fallen since previous day’s high

Today’s figure of 596 new cases is a huge drop from the record-breaking 942 cases reported yesterday (18 Apr).

The majority of these cases continue to involve Work Permit Holders residing in workers’ dormitories.

On the other hand, 25 Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are part of today’s cases, a sizable increase from the 14 announced yesterday.

More information on the detailed case breakdown is available here. We wish all affected patients a swift recovery.

 

Featured image adapted from Google Maps.

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