SINGAPORE: The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Singapore fell to a six-month low with 18 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Thursday (Sep 17).
This is the lowest number of cases since Mar 16 when 17 new infections were reported.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOne community case who is a work pass holder and two imported cases were among the new infections. Both the imported cases were placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update.
More details will be provided on Thursday night, said the ministry.
Singapore now has a total of 57,532 COVID-19 cases.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Wednesday, a 59-year-old Singaporean who was listed as a COVID-19 case was removed from the tally of cases. Known as Case 57107, the man tested negative twice following an initial positive result, MOH said.
He had been classified as an imported case on Sep 5 after returning from Australia and testing positive for COVID-19.
Investigations by laboratory experts and an expert panel found that his first test result was a false-positive one, MOH said.
"All necessary public health actions had been taken earlier and neither the case nor his contacts had been exposed to risk of infection due to the initial classification," said the ministry.
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