SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 233 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Apr 12), taking its total number of cases to 2,532.
Of the new cases, 51 are linked to known clusters while 15 are linked to earlier cases. The remaining 167 have no links to earlier cases, pending contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
AdvertisementAdvertisementSeven new clusters were found, including one linked to the Black Tap restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, another linked to fast food chain McDonald's, and others linked to foreign worker dormitories Tuas View Dormitory and Kallang Dormitory.
[h=3]INTERACTIVE: All the COVID-19 clusters at dorms and construction sites [/h]MOH said that 32 more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 560 have fully recovered.
Of the 976 patients who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, while 31 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThere are 988 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 being isolated and cared for at community facilities. Eight people have died due to complications from COVID-19.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19: 2 more dormitories declared as isolation areas[/h][h=3]READ: PM Lee appeals to older Singaporeans to stay at home during COVID-19 'circuit breaker' period[/h]Authorities tightened circuit breaker measures further on Saturday, recommending that commuters wear masks on public transport and closing all beaches.
Markets will also refuse entry to people not wearing face masks and food outlets will face fines if their workers do not wear masks or face shields.
During the circuit breaker period, which lasts from Apr 7 to May 4, Singaporeans are to leave their homes only for essential activities such as buying food and groceries.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday appealed to older Singaporeans to stay at home for their own safety during the "circuit breaker" period.
The country on Saturday confirmed its eighth death due to complications from the novel coronavirus.
Case 1142, a 90-year-old Singaporean man, died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Saturday morning.
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