SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Mar 31), bringing the total number of cases to 926. Of these, 18 are not linked to previous cases or clusters.
Of the new cases, 16 are imported including eight that had travelled to the United Kingdom. The rest of the imported cases had travelled to Australia, Canada, Denmark and Indonesia. One long-term pass holder had travelled to Malaysia.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAll but one of the new cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
Thirteen of the new cases are linked to previous cases or clusters, while the remaining 18 are currenly unlinked, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in a press conference held by the multi-ministry task force dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Of the 420 patients who are still in hospital, 22 are critically ill in the intensive care unit, said Mr Gan. A total of 208 patients have been discharged from acute care and 295 have been transferred to "step-down facilities", he added.
Three patients infected with COVID-19 in Singapore have died.
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