SINGAPORE: Singapore on Sunday (Mar 8) confirmed another 12 cases of COVID-19, including nine linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster.
The cluster, which involved a private dinner function held at the Joy Garden restaurant in SAFRA Jurong on Feb 15, now has a total of 30 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the three remaining new cases reported on Sunday, one is linked to a previous case, another is an imported case and another is currently unlinked, said the ministry.
The latest infections bring Singapore's total number of COVID-19 cases to 150.
Ninety cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals.
Sixty patients remain warded, and most are in a "stable or improving" condition, said MOH. Nine are in a critical condition in the intensive care unit.
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Case 139
Case 139 is a 71-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH).
He is a family member of Cases 140 and 142, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
He reported onset of symptoms on 3 March and had sought treatment at a general practitioner (GP) clinic on 5 March. He presented at NTFGH on 6 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he had mostly stayed at his home at Jurong West Street 81.
Case 140
Case 140 is a 62-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She is currently warded in an isolation room at NTFGH.
She is a family member of Cases 139 and 142, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
She reported onset of symptoms on 28 February and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 29 February and 5 March. She presented at NTFGH on 6 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, she had gone to work Landom Distributions Pte Ltd and stays at Jurong West Street 81.
Case 141
Case 141 is a 69 year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NTFGH.
He reported onset of symptoms on 1 March and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on 3 March and 6 March. He was conveyed in an ambulance to NTFGH on 6 March.
Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Innovation Centre as a cleaning staff employed by NTU’s cleaning services vendor. He stays at Jurong West Street 64.
Case 142
Case 142 is a 26-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He is currently warded in an isolation room at NTFGH. He is a family member of Cases 139 and 140, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
He reported onset of symptoms on 5 March, and presented at NTFGH on 6 March. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon.
Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work at First Page Digital Singapore
and visited The Aperia Mall. He stays at Jurong West Street 81.
Case 143
Case 143 is a 42-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who had been in Thailand from 4 March to 6 March.
He is currently warded in an isolation room at National University Hospital (NUH). He is a family member of Case 1321.
He reported onset of symptoms on 5 March while he was in Thailand. He returned to Singapore on 6 March night and went directly to NUH from Changi Airport. Subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon. He stays at Tanglin Road.
Case 144
Case 144 is a 58-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel
history to affected countries and regions.
She is currently warded in an isolation room
at NTFGH. She is a contact of Case 140, and is linked to the cluster involving the
private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong. She reported onset of symptoms on 3 March and had sought treatment at a GP clinic on the same day, and on 5 March.
She presented to NTFGH on 7 March, and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on 7 March afternoon. She is a hairdresser at her home at Jurong West Street 74, and had attended to customers after onset of symptoms.
Case 145
Case 145 is a 67-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
She is a contact of Cases 107 and 134, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
Case 146
Case 146 is a 64-year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
She is a contact of Case 134, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
Case 147
Case 147 is an imported case involving a 64-year-old male Indonesian national who arrived in Singapore on 7 March. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
Case 148
Case 148 is a 67-year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from 11 February to 14 February. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
She is a contact of Case 107, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
Case 149
Case 149 is a 62-year-old male Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
He is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
Case 150
Case 150 is a 53-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 8 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
She is a contact of Cases 115 and 134, and is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
[h=3]Explore our interactive: All the COVID-19 cases in Singapore and the clusters and links between them[/h]Singapore on Friday reported the highest daily jump in cases since the first case was confirmed in late January. Nine of the 13 cases reported that day were linked to the dinner at SAFRA Jurong, with another four cases confirmed on Saturday.
MOH subsequently announced the suspension of activities at seven community clubs and eight residents’ committees over links to confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the cluster.
All activities and classes, mostly singing classes, attended by confirmed cases at these venues will be suspended for 14 days. In a statement, the People's Association said the affected rooms have been disinfected, as well as any areas possibly visited by the affected individuals.
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