21 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

MOH reported 21 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on April 8, 2021. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE - There were 21 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Thursday (April 8), taking Singapore's total to 60,575.

They are all imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

There were no community cases, and none from migrant workers' dormitories.

In an update on Thursday night, MOH said the 21 cases included Singaporeans, permanent residents, work and student's pass holders, and work permit holders arriving from India, the United States, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Ukraine.

There was also a short-term visit pass holder coming from the Philippines for a work project.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community decreased from three cases two weeks ago to two in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week also decreased from three cases two weeks ago to two in the past week.

With 24 cases discharged Thursday, 60,269 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 43 patients remained in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit, while 218 were recuperating in community facilities.

Singapore has had 30 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 132 million people. More than 2.8 million people have died.

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