Coronavirus: Singapore confirms three new cases, taking total number of infections to 75

Two of the new infections are linked to the Grace Assembly of God cluster, while the other is linked to a previous case

Singapore’s health ministry said 19 have recovered while five patients are in critical condition

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People wearing protective face masks stand near the Rain Vortex at the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore. The Ministry of Health has reported 75 coronavirus cases. Photo: EPA-EFE

Published: 10:23pm, 16 Feb 2020Updated: 2:58pm, 25 Feb 2020

Three new cases of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 have been confirmed in Singapore, while another patient has been discharged from hospital.

Two of the new cases are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God, which now has 18 cases. The other new infection is linked to a previous case.

The total number of confirmed cases in Singapore is now 75, while 19 have recovered, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a media statement on Sunday.

Of the 56 confirmed cases still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Five patients are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

The ministry said that further epidemiological investigations and contact tracing made possible with the help of the Singapore Police Force had uncovered links between previously announced and the new confirmed cases.

It said Case 73 is a male Singaporean, 43, with no recent travel history to mainland China. He reported the onset of symptoms on February 9 and visited a clinic the next day. He was identified as a close contact of another case at Grace Assembly of God and served a home quarantine order. He is currently in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NICD).