Singapore reports 185 new COVID-19 cases

Source: Xinhua| 2020-07-05 00:30:24|Editor: huaxia

SINGAPORE, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 185 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 44,664.

Of the new cases, one is an imported case, nine are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.

Of the new cases, 95 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

A total of 348 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 40,117 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, the ministry said.

There are currently 204 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and two are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 4,317 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. 26 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. Enditem

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