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Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday announced 447 more cases of Covid-19 in the city state, taking the total to 3,699.
It is the highest single-day jump in infections in the island nation, the previous high being the 386 cases reported on Monday.
In a statement, MOH said that it had also identified four new clusters of infections: 10 Kian Teck Crescent dormitory, Kian Teck Dormitory (26 Kian Teck Avenue), 234 Balestier Road and Mandai Lodge at 460 Mandai Road.
The ministry said that for the past five days, the country has not seen any new imported cases, including Wednesday.
Of the 447 new cases, 38 are local cases in the community, MOH said.
Of the remaining cases, five are work permit holders residing outside of dormitories while 404 are work permit holders residing in the dormitories.


“The number of new cases amongst work permit holders has increased significantly, from an average of 48 cases per day in the week before, to 260 cases per day in the past week, especially with our ongoing efforts to undertake more active testing of the workers. The vast majority of them are residing in dormitories,” said MOH.
The ministry added that of the new cases, 68 per cent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.
The S-11 Dormitory in Punggol now has 797 confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections, making it the largest cluster in Singapore.
MOH said that 41 more patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 652 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged, including the 41 discharged on Wednesday.
Singapore’s ‘gold standard’ coronavirus response loses its shine
Of the 1,496 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving.
Twenty-six are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
MOH said that 1,540 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19 are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
Ten patients have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection.
MOH also said that Case 3381, an 80-year-old male Malaysian national, died on April 14 from causes not related to Covid-19 infection.
“Under MOH’s enhanced surveillance, he had been tested for Covid-19 after his demise, and his test result came back positive,” MOH said.
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New infections include 404 cases linked to migrant worker dormitories
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Singapore logs 447 new coronavirus cases in highest daily jump

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New infections include 404 cases linked to migrant worker dormitories

Singapore has so far recorded 3,699 cases and 10 coronavirus-related deaths