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SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (29 March) announced 42 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country’s total to 844.

The city-state’s single-day high of 73 cases was reported on Wednesday.

Of the new cases, 24 are imported and 18 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad:

the 24 imported cases had travel history to Europe, North America, the Middle East, ASEAN and other parts of Asia.

eight cases are linked to previous cases.

10 cases are currently unlinked, and contact tracing is ongoing.

The ages for the 42 new cases ranged from 12 to 69 years old.

There is also a new cluster at The Wedding Brocade (1 Yishun Industrial Street 1) – cases 745, 802 and 810 are linked to it.

Contact tracing is underway for 71 locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to affected countries or regions.

There were 14 COVID-19 patients who have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 212 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged.

Of the 423 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. There are 19 in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Three have died from complications due to COVID-19 infection, with the latest fatality – a 70-year-old Singaporean man – succumbing to it on Sunday at 12.12pm.

There are 206 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19, and they are isolated and cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC.

Case 741: Sengkang General Hospital nurse

Case 741 (announced on Saturday), a 42-year-old permanent resident, works as a nurse at Sengkang General Hospital.



She reported onset of symptoms on 24 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 27 March afternoon. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH).

She has no travel history to affected countries or regions. Contact tracing is ongoing.

In response to media queries, SKH CEO Christopher Cheng said that the nurse was working on the night shift which began on 24 March, prior to seeking medical attention at the hospital’s emergency department.

“She had been wearing a mask, in compliance with the hospital’s precautionary infection measures, while at work,” said Prof Cheng.

“She had developed symptoms close to midnight on 24 March and had continued with her shift until 25 March morning. She presented at our ED on the same day. “

Colleagues and patients who were in contact with her had been updated immediately and their health is being monitored, he added.

“We have taken the necessary measures to mitigate the risk of spread, which includes disinfecting the relevant areas,” Prof Cheng said.



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