Singapore reports 20 new COVID-19 cases

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-26 23:27:33|Editor: huaxia

SINGAPORE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,685.

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

On Saturday, 19 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 57,359 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, the ministry said.

There are currently 25 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and none is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Furthermore, 274 people 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.

Altogether 27 people have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. Enditem

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