SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (12 March) confirmed nine new cases of the novel coronavirus in Singapore, bringing the total to 187.

Of the new cases:

Three are part of the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on 15 February;

Five are imported cases; and

One is linked to a previous case.

Cases 179, 185, 186: Linked with SAFRA Jurong cluster

Case 179 is a 66-year-old female Singaporean who had been in Malaysia on 22 February. She is currently warded in an isolation room at National University Hospital (NUH). She is a contact of Case 121 and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.

She reported onset of symptoms on 27 February and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 29 February, Monday and Wednesday. She was referred to NUH on Wednesday, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Wednesday afternoon.

Prior to hospital admission, she had mostly stayed at her home at Jurong West Street 73.

Case 185 is a 34-year-old male Singaporean who had been in Malaysia from 22 to 23 February. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at National Centre of Infectious Diseases (NCID). He is linked to Case 142.

Case 186 a 64-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He is linked to Case 166.

Cases 180, 181, 182, 183, 187: Imported cases

Case 180 is an imported case involving a 71-year-old male Singaporean who had been in the United States from 27 February to 10 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning, and is currently warded at NCID.

Case 181 is an imported case involving a 83-year-old male Indonesian national who had arrived in Singapore on Monday. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning, and is currently warded at Gleneagles Hospital.

Case 182 is an imported case involving a 76-year-old female Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on Monday. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at Gleneagles Hospital. She is a family member of case 181.

Case 183 is a 29-year-old male Singaporean who had been in Malaysia from 29 February to 4 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the event.

Case 187 is a 48-year-old male Singaporean who had been in Malaysia from 28 February to 2 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID. He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the event.

Case 184: Filipino linked to previous case

Case 184 is a 35-year-old male Filipino who is a Singapore work pass holder, and had been in the Philippines from 24 February to 1 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Thursday morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at the NCID. He is linked to Case 172.

Updates on previous cases

Case 171 is an imported case involving a 27-year-old male Singaporean who had been in France from 25 February to 1 March, and Spain from 1 March to 6 March. He reported onset of symptoms on Monday and had sought treatment at a GP clinic the next day. He was referred to the emergency department of the NCID on Tuesday, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning.

Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his home at Jalan Haji Salam.

Case 172, a 42-year-old female Philippines national who is a Singapore work pass holder, reported onset of symptoms on 5 March and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on Monday. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning.

Prior to hospital admission, she had gone to work at AXA Singapore at Shenton Way. She stays at Lorong 28 Geylang.

Case 173 is a 31-year-old male Singaporean who had been in France from 15 February to 7 March, reported onset of symptoms on Monday and presented at the emergency department of the NCID on Tuesday. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning.