SINGAPORE — Two new cases of Covid-19 infection were confirmed on Monday (Feb 17) while five people have been discharged from hospital.

Of the two new cases, one was among the group of Singaporeans who were evacuated from Wuhan, China on Feb 9 and the other was linked to a previous case.

The five patients discharged from hospital as of 12pm on Monday were:

• a 31-year-old male Chinese national who is a Singapore work pass holder (Case 14)

• a 47-year-old female Singaporean woman evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30 (Case 15)

• a 53 year-old Singaporean man who went to The Life Church and Missions Singapore in Paya Lebar (Case 31)

• a 34-year-old Singaporean man who works at work at the Tanglin and Bukit Batok churches of the Grace Assembly of God (Case 48)

• a 61 year-old Singaporean woman (Case 65) who is a family member of a 62-year-old DBS employee (Case 50)

In all, 24 have fully recovered and have gone home, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

THE NEW CASES

Case 76

• Case 76 is a one-year-old boy who was among the group of Singaporeans evacuated from Wuhan on Feb 9. He was without symptoms when he boarded the flight and was put under quarantine upon landing in Singapore. He is warded in an isolation room at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

• All Singaporeans evacuated from Wuhan were tested for Covid-19 as an added precaution. He was confirmed to have an infection on Feb 16 afternoon.

Case 77

• Case 77 is a 35-year-old male Singaporean with no recent travel history to China. He is a contact of Case 50. He was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on Feb 17 morning and is warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

LINKS BETWEEN PREVIOUS CASES

• Cases 8 and 9, as well as Cases 31, 33 and 38, are linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore (146B Paya Lebar Road).

• Nine of the confirmed cases (Cases 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 40) are linked to the cluster associated with Yong Thai Hang (24 Cavan Road).

• Three of the confirmed cases (Cases 30, 36 and 39) are linked to the private business meeting held at Grand Hyatt Singapore from 20 to 22 January.

• Five of the confirmed cases (Cases 42, 47, 52, 56 and 69) are linked to the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site.

• Eighteen of the confirmed cases (Cases 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73 and 74) are linked to the Grace Assembly of God.

Investigations on these clusters are ongoing, MOH said. In addition to the clusters, investigations have identified the following links between cases:

• Case 44, a 37-year-old Singaporean man who works at Certis Cisco Centre and had served Quarantine Orders on two people from Wuhan, was linked to Cases 13 and 26, a mother-and-daughter pair from Wuhan;

• Case 72, a 40 year-old male Chinese national who is a Singapore work pass holder and has no recent travel history to China, is a non-medical contact of Case 59, a 61-year-old Singaporean man who works at a private hospital here; and

• Case 75, a 71-year-old Singaporean woman, is a family member of Case 41, a 71-year-old Singaporean man who visited Paya Lebar Methodist Church and a gathering at Braddell Heights Residents’ Committee. 

• Case 77 is linked to Case 50, and Case 50 is linked to Case 65 and Case 55, a 30-year-old Singaporean man who works at Pulau Bukom and went to the Catholic Church of Christ the King;

Contact tracing is underway for the other seven locally transmitted cases to establish any links to previous cases or travel history to mainland China.

CONFIRMED AND SUSPECT CASES

Of the 53 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Four are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

As of Feb 17 at noon, 937 of the suspect cases have tested negative for Covid-19. Test results for the remaining 103 cases are pending.

MOH has identified 2,358 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 1,081 are under quarantined, and 1,277 have completed their quarantine.