Singapore reports 942 Covid-19 cases in new high, 38 more cases discharged

[UPDATED, 11:33pm]

The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 942 new coronavirus cases in Singapore today (April 18). Out of these, there are 22 cases in the community, 27 cases involving work permit holders residing outside dormitories and 893 cases of work permit holders residing in dormitories.

Of the new cases, 79 per cent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

Three new clusters have also been announced: Homestay Lodge which has 12 cases; CDPL Tuas Dormitory which has five cases and TTJ Design & Engineering Pte Ltd which has six cases.

There is one new case in the public healthcare sector: Case 5539 is a 28 year-old male Indian national who is employed as a housekeeper at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) but had not gone to work since onset of symptoms. He has no recent travel history to affected countries or regions.

He reported onset of symptoms on April 15, and subsequent test results confirmed Covid-19 infection on April 17. He is currently warded at SGH.

Thirty-eight more cases have been discharged. Of the 2,563 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving while 23 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. The 2,678 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.

Case 4754, a 40 year-old male Malaysian national, died on 18 April 2020. He was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on 17 April. The cause of death was acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock, and was not due to complications from Covid-19. 

This brings the total number of cases to 5,992, with 740 patients discharged and 11 deaths.

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