15 New Cases of Locally Transmitted Covid-19 Infection
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 NEW CASES OF LOCALLY TRANSMITTED COVID-19 INFECTION As of 22 June 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 15 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. The cases are in the community, and there are no new cases in the dormitories. Of the 15 cases, 3 are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine. 12 were detected through surveillance, amongst whom 7 are linked to previous cases and 5 are currently unlinked. There are 3 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Amongst the new cases today, 7 are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance, while 11 were symptomatic. Summary of new cases Breakdown by Breakdown by Number of of Number cases in Already quarantine/ before isolation detection from Detected surveillance Symptomatic Asymptomatic Cases in the 15 3 12 11 4 community Cases residing 0 0 0 0 0 in dormitories Imported cases 3 3 0 0 3 Total 18 2. Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 60 cases in the week before to 104 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 17 cases in the week before to 21 cases in the past week. We will continue to closely monitor these numbers, as well as the cases detected through our surveillance programme. 3. Amongst the 133 confirmed cases reported from 16 June to 22 June, 45 cases have tested positive for their serology tests, 78 have tested negative, and 10 serology test results are pending. 1 Case Details a) Cases in the community: 15 There are 15 cases in the community today, of whom 10 are linked to previous cases and 5 are currently unlinked. Currently unlinked cases Detected through surveillance: Case 64374 is a 26 year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who works as an analyst at Deutsche Bank, and is a household contact of Case 64373. She developed a fever and sore throat on 15 June, and subsequently a runny nose and cough on 17 June. She sought medical treatment at a General Practitioner (GP) clinic on 17 June but declined to be tested for COVID-19. She was given 5 days’ medical leave and advised to self-isolate. After Case 64373 tested positive for COVID-19 infection on 21 June, Case 64374 visited a GP clinic on the same day, where she underwent both an antigen rapid test (ART) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. She was immediately isolated when her ART result came back positive for COVID-19. Her PCR test result also came positive for COVID-19 infection on 21 June. Her serology test result is pending. Case 64378 is a 77 year-old male Singaporean who is a retiree. He developed a fever, cough and runny nose on 20 June, and sought medical treatment at a polyclinic on 21 June, where he was tested for COVID-19. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. His serology test result is pending. Case 64378 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 13 April, and the second dose on 5 May. Case 64379 is a 79 year-old male Singaporean who is a retiree. He is a family member and household contact of Case 64377, and a close contact of Case 64380. He developed a fever and cough on 21 June but did not seek medical attention. He was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June as part of our community surveillance testing for residents of the Redhill Close area. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. His serology test result is negative. Case 64386 is an 82 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She is asymptomatic, and was detected when she was tested for COVID-19 when she sought medical treatment at Gleneagles Hospital on 21 June for an unrelated condition. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 22 June. Her serology test result is pending. Case 64386 received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccination on 11 June. Case 64388 is a 36 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a driver at Omni Aquatic Supplies Pte Ltd. He developed a fever on 20 June, and subsequently a cough and runny nose on 21 June. He sought medical treatment at a GP clinic on 21 June, where he was administered both an ART and PCR test. He was immediately isolated when his ART result came back positive for COVID-19 on the same day. His PCR test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 22 June. His serology test result 2 is pending. 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre cluster Already quarantined: Case 64383 is an 11 year-old female Singaporean who is a student at Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Kellock) and had last gone to school on 18 May. As she had been identified as a family member and household contact of Case 643341, she was placed on quarantine on 19 June. She developed a fever on 21 June and reported her symptom. She was tested for COVID-19 during quarantine on 21 June, and her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. Her serology test result is pending. Detected through surveillance: Case 64385 is a 32 year-old male Singaporean who is currently unemployed. He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June as part of our community surveillance testing for residents of the Bukit Merah View area. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 21 June. His serology test result is pending. Case 64389 is a 43 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a stall assistant at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre. He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June as part of our community surveillance testing for workers and visitors to 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 on 22 June. His serology test result is pending. 119 Bukit Merah View cluster Detected through surveillance: Case 64384 is a 74 year-old male Singaporean who is employed by Theng Liang Lee Services Pte Ltd as a part-time cleaner at 104 Henderson Crescent. He developed a runny nose on 20 June but did not seek medical attention. He was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June as part of our community surveillance testing for residents of the Bukit Merah View area. His test result came back positive for COVID- 19 infection on 221June. His serology test result is pending. Case 64384 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 28 April, and the second dose on 19 May. 121 Bukit Merah View cluster Already quarantined: Case 64371 is a 62 year-old female Singaporean who works as a part-time cook at Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre, and was last at work on 6 June. As she had been identified as a close contact of Case 64330 2, she was placed on 1 Case 64334 is a 35 year-old female Singaporean who works in an administrative role at J. Roger Preston Ltd. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 18 June. 2 Case 64330 is an 86 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She was confirmed to have 3 quarantine on 19 June. She is asymptomatic and was detected when she was tested for COVID-19 on 20 June during quarantine. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 on 21 June. Her serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection. Case 64371 received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 10 April, and her second dose on 1 May. 90 Redhill Close cluster Detected through surveillance: Case 64377 is a 69 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She is a family member and household contact of Case 64379. She developed a sore throat, nausea and vomiting on 21 June and sought medical treatment at Singapore General Hospital on the same day. She was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June, and her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the same day. Her serology test result is negative. Case 64380 is a 50 year-old female Singaporean who is currently unemployed, and is a close contact of Case 64379. She developed a cough on 21 June but did not seek medical attention. She was detected when she was tested for COVID-19 on 21 June as part of our community surveillance testing for residents of the Redhill Close area. She subsequently developed a fever on the same day. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 21 June. Her serology test result is pending. Case 642333 cluster Already quarantined: Case 64375 is a 52 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a consultant at Syndicate Road Pte Ltd and has been working from home since 1 May. He is a family member and household contact of Case 642684, and a household contact of Case 64233, and was placed on quarantine on 15 June. He was tested for COVID-19 on 15 June and 18 June during quarantine, and his test results came back negative.