• Singapore reported 23 new Covid-19 cases on June 24, 14 of which were in the community
• Of the 14, three were linked to the Bukit Merah View market cluster
• There were nine imported cases and no new cases in migrant worker dormitories
• There are four people in critical condition under intensive care
• Of the 1,972 residents in seven Redhill housing blocks and their visitors who were tested, three were found to have the virus

SINGAPORE — A porter at the Changi General Hospital (CGH) found to be infected by the Delta variant of the coronavirus in initial tests was one of two Covid-19 community cases with no known sources of infection reported on Thursday (June 24).

In its nightly update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the 35-year-old Singaporean man did not have any symptoms.

He was detected during the ministry’s routine testing of workers and is waiting for more tests to confirm the virus strain. His earlier tests — the last being on June 8 — were all negative for Covid-19.

Another unlinked case in the community was a 78-year-old Singaporean retiree.

She developed a fever and runny nose on June 22 and went to a general practitioner (GP) clinic the next day where she was tested for the coronavirus.

MOH also reported that the Bukit Merah View market cluster grew to 85 with the addition of three new cases.

They make up the 12 other new community cases that have been traced to past infections.

Nine imported cases brought the daily tally to 23 new infections.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone down slightly from 93 in the week before to 92 in the past week.

The number of cases with no known links in the community has, however, gone up from 13 in the week before to 22 in the past week.

MOH also said that the following clusters have been closed because no more cases had surfaced for the past two incubation periods:

• Those linked to the Harvest@Woodlands dormitory clusters

• One linked to a 34-year-old Singaporean man who works as a technician at Singapore Refining Company, a crude oil processing refinery

• Another linked to a 15-year-old male Singaporean who is a student at Westwood Secondary School

NEW CASES IN BUKIT MERAH VIEW MARKET CLUSTER

• A 12-year-old Singaporean boy who is a student at Crest Secondary School

• A 33-year-old Singaporean woman who works part-time at logistics firm J&T Express Singapore

• A 34-year-old female Singapore permanent resident who is a homemaker

NEW CASES LINKED TO PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

• A 22-year-old Singaporean man who is unemployed

• A 23-year-old Singaporean man who works at semiconductors firm Skyworks Global

• A 22-year-old Singaporean woman who is a software engineer at infocomm and technology firm NCS Pte Ltd

• A 23-year-old Singaporean man who works at accounting firm Unity Assurance PAC

CASES LINKED TO PAST INFECTIONS

• A 29-year-old Singaporean man who is unemployed

• A 72-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree

• A 44-year-old Singaporean man who works as an engineer at SIA Engineering Company and was last at work on June 11

• A 37-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a senior executive at real estate developer Victoryland and has been mostly working from home

• A 74-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree

IMPORTED CASES

The nine new cases were all placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival here, MOH said.

They were:

• Two Singaporeans and two permanent residents who returned from India

• Three work permit holders who arrived from Indonesia — all of whom are foreign domestic workers

• Two short-term visit pass holders who came from Bangladesh for work projects here

TESTING AT REDHILL

The ministry said in a separate statement that it has completed testing on Wednesday for people who live at 81, 82 and 83 Redhill Lane and 87, 88, 89 and 90 Redhill Close.

In all, 1,972 residents of the  seven public housing blocks and their visitors were tested. All did not have the virus except for three.

The three have been reported earlier by MOH: Two have been linked to the cluster at Block 90 Redhill Close and the third — a  69-year-old Singaporean woman — was an unlinked infection reported on Wednesday.

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore is now 62,493.

Of these, 62,140 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including 27 on Thursday.

There are still 136 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and four are in critical condition under intensive care.

Another 182 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Thirty-five people have died from complications due to the disease.