SINGAPORE — Singapore has confirmed 262 new cases of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday (June 21), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 42,095.

There are 10 cases in the community. MOH's initial press release in the afternoon had stated that there were nine community cases, but one was reclassified following contact tracing, the ministry clarified.

Of the 10, two are Singaporeans, one is a permanent resident, three are work pass holders and four are work permit holders.

Eight of these patients had been picked up as a result of proactive surveillance and screening, and the remaining two had already been placed on quarantine earlier, MOH said.

One was tested as part of proactive screening of students at Institutes of Higher Learning who are diagnosed with acute respiratory infection at first presentation to a doctor.

He is a student at the Nanyang Technological University, but has not gone to the university since early April 2020.

All seven work pass and work permit holders were tested even though they are asymptomatic, MOH said.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of eight cases per day in the week before, to four per day in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has remained stable at an average of two per day in the past two weeks.

A total of 718 patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total who have fully recovered to 34,942.

There are currently 179 patients who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

A total of 6,948 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for Covid-19.

Twenty-six have died from complications due to the infection.