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27 Jun 2021 03:37PM (Updated: 27 Jun 2021 10:36PM )
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new COVID-19 cases in the community on Sunday (Jun 27), including one with no links to previous cases.
Of the 11 community infections linked to previous cases, 10 had already been placed in quarantine and one was detected through surveillance, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The sole unlinked COVID-19 case was a 37-year-old man who works as a bunk surveyor at GW Marine.
Identified as case 64483, he was tested for COVID-19 on Jun 24 as part of rostered routine testing and his pooled test result came back positive the next day.
The man was administered an individual test on Jun 26 and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection. His earlier test from rostered routine testing, the last being on Jun 21, were all negative for COVID-19 infection.
The man received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 20 and his second dose on Feb 10.
FIVE CASES LINKED TO CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL CLUSTER
Five of the COVID-19 community cases reported on Sunday were linked to the cluster at Changi General Hospital (CGH), bringing the total number of cases in the cluster to 10.
Four of the new cases had already been quarantined and one was detected through surveillance.
Two of the quarantined cases were a 58-year-old woman who is a homemaker and a 16-year-old student from Republic Polytechnic. Both were family members and household contacts of previously reported cases.
The student was last on campus on Jun 1 and had received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 16. The 58-year-old woman had received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 2.
Two of the other cases, a 62-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were porters who worked at CGH and National University Hospital respectively.
The man was a workplace contact of the five porters who worked at CGH. The woman was a household contact and family member of the 58-year-old woman and a porter who worked at CGH.
The last case was a 69-year-old woman who works as a healthcare assistant at CGH. She was last at work on Jun 21 and developed body aches on Jun 24. She sought medical treatment at a polyclinic on the same day but was not tested for COVID-19.
The woman later developed a fever and sore throat on the evening on Jun 25 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where she was referred for a COVID-19 test. She sought medical treatment at CGH on Jun 26 and was tested for COVID-19. Her test came back positive on the same day.
Her earlier tests from rostered routine testing were all negative for COVID-19 infection.
She received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 23.
There were also two imported cases, all of which had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Of these, one is a returning Singaporean or permanent resident.
No new infections were reported in migrant workers' dormitories.
In all, Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
As of Sunday, Singapore has reported a total of 62,544 COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths.
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Source: CNA/rw
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12 new COVID-19 community cases in Singapore, including 5 linked to Changi General Hospital cluster
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new COVID-19 cases in the community on Sunday (Jun 27), including one with no links to previous cases.
Of the 11 community infections linked to previous cases, 10 had already been placed in quarantine and one was detected through surveillance, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The sole unlinked COVID-19 case was a 37-year-old man who works as a bunk surveyor at GW Marine.
Identified as case 64483, he was tested for COVID-19 on Jun 24 as part of rostered routine testing and his pooled test result came back positive the next day.
The man was administered an individual test on Jun 26 and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection. His earlier test from rostered routine testing, the last being on Jun 21, were all negative for COVID-19 infection.
The man received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 20 and his second dose on Feb 10.
FIVE CASES LINKED TO CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL CLUSTER
Five of the COVID-19 community cases reported on Sunday were linked to the cluster at Changi General Hospital (CGH), bringing the total number of cases in the cluster to 10.
Four of the new cases had already been quarantined and one was detected through surveillance.
Two of the quarantined cases were a 58-year-old woman who is a homemaker and a 16-year-old student from Republic Polytechnic. Both were family members and household contacts of previously reported cases.
The student was last on campus on Jun 1 and had received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 16. The 58-year-old woman had received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 2.
Two of the other cases, a 62-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were porters who worked at CGH and National University Hospital respectively.
The man was a workplace contact of the five porters who worked at CGH. The woman was a household contact and family member of the 58-year-old woman and a porter who worked at CGH.
The last case was a 69-year-old woman who works as a healthcare assistant at CGH. She was last at work on Jun 21 and developed body aches on Jun 24. She sought medical treatment at a polyclinic on the same day but was not tested for COVID-19.
The woman later developed a fever and sore throat on the evening on Jun 25 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner clinic, where she was referred for a COVID-19 test. She sought medical treatment at CGH on Jun 26 and was tested for COVID-19. Her test came back positive on the same day.
Her earlier tests from rostered routine testing were all negative for COVID-19 infection.
She received her first dose of the vaccine on Jun 23.
There were also two imported cases, all of which had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Of these, one is a returning Singaporean or permanent resident.
No new infections were reported in migrant workers' dormitories.
In all, Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
As of Sunday, Singapore has reported a total of 62,544 COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths.
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Source: CNA/rw
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