FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 NEW CASES OF LOCALLY TRANSMITTED COVID-19 INFECTION As of 2 May 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 14 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. 13 are linked to previous cases, and they are either patients and staff at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) or close contacts who had already been placed on quarantined. 1 is currently unlinked, but has high Ct value (i.e. low viral load) and positive serology test, which may be indicative of an old infection. In addition, there are 25 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Amongst the new cases today, 28 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 14 13 1 6 8 community Cases residing 0 0 0 0 0 in dormitories Imported cases 25 25 0 5 20 Total 39 2. Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from 10 cases in the week before to 51 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from 3 cases in the week before to 11 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 212 confirmed cases reported from 26 April to 2 May, 70 cases have tested positive for their serology tests, 101 have tested negative, and 41 serology test results are pending. Case Details 1 a) Cases in the community: 14 There are 14 cases in the community today, of whom 13 are linked to previous cases and 1 is currently unlinked. Case 62734 Case 62734 is a 37 year-old female India national who is a foreign domestic worker. She arrived from India on 13 January and served SHN at a dedicated facility until 27 January. Her test taken on 26 January during SHN was negative for COVID-19. Following her SHN, she was deployed to her employer’s place of residence. She is asymptomatic, and was detected when she took a COVID-19 pre-departure test on 29 April in preparation for her return to India. Her test result came back positive the next day, and she was conveyed to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in an ambulance. Her Ct value was very high, which is indicative of a low viral load, and her serology test result has come back positive. She could be shedding minute fragments of the virus RNA from a past infection which are no longer transmissible and infective to others, but given that we are not able to definitively conclude when she had been infected, we will take all the necessary public health actions as a precautionary measure. Case 625531 Cluster Case 62760 Case 62760 is a 53 year-old female Malaysia national who works as a hairstylist at Me To Do Studio (883 Woodlands Street 82). She is a household contact of Cases 626292 and 626383. As she had been identified as a close contact of Case 62638, she was placed on quarantine on 29 April and conveyed to a dedicated facility the next day. On 1 May, she developed a sore throat and was tested for COVID-19 upon reporting her symptom. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on the next day. Her serology test result is negative. Case 62517 Cluster Case 62757 Case 62757 is a 32 year-old male Singaporean who works as an Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Officer deployed at the Home Team Academy. He was 1 Case 62553 is a 39 year-old female Vietnam national who works as a cleaner deployed at a community care facility at Tuas South. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 28 April. 2 Case 62629 is a 41 year-old male Malaysia national who works as a sales assistant at New Odense(s) Confectionery & Bakery. He is a household contact of Case 62638. He was confirmed to have COVID- 19 infection on 29 April. 3 Case 62638 is a 26 year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident who works as a cleaner deployed at a community care facility at Tuas South. She is a household contact of Case 62629 and a colleague of Case 62553. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 29 April. 2 last at work on 26 April. As he had been identified as a close contact of 62517 4 , he was placed on quarantine on 27 April. He was tested for COVID-19 during quarantine on 28 April and his result was negative. On 1 May, he was tested again and this time, his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection. His serology test result is pending. Case 62757 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 27 January, and the second dose on 17 February. Case 62541 Cluster Cases 62713, 62714, 62717, 62723 and 62724 Cases 62713, 62714, 62717, 62723 and 62724 were discharged patients who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D. They were placed on quarantine and tested positive for COVID-19 infection during quarantine. • Case 62713 is a 65 year-old female Singaporean who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D from 21 April to 25 April, and was discharged home on 26 April. On 29 April, she was placed on quarantine and tested for COVID-19 on 30 April. On the same day, she developed a fever but did not report her symptom. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 1 May. • Case 62714 is a 60 year-old female Singaporean who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D from 20 April to 26 April, and was discharged home on 27 April. She was swabbed for COVID-19 infection during her hospital stay and tested negative twice on 20 April and 21 April. On 29 April, she was placed on quarantine and tested for COVID-19 on 30 April. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 1 May. • Case 62717 is an 89 year-old female Singaporean who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D from 7 April to 21 April, and was discharged home on 22 April. On 29 April, she was placed on quarantine and tested for COVID-19 on 30 April. Her test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 1 May. • Case 62723 is an 84 year-old male Singaporean who is a family member of Case 626805, and had been warded at TTSH Ward 9D from 20 April to 22 April. On 29 April, he was placed on quarantine and tested for COVID-19 on 30 April. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 1 May. On the same day, he developed a fever and shortness of breath. • Case 62724 is a 79 year-old male Singaporean who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D from 21 April to 26 April, and was discharged home on 27 April. On 29 April, he was placed on quarantine and tested for COVID-19 on 30 April. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 1 May. 4 Case 62517 is a 38 year-old male Singaporean who works as an Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Officer deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 1. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 27 April. 5 Case 62680 is an 86 year-old female Singaporean whose spouse is Case 62723. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 30 April. 3 Cases 62715, 62721 and 62722 Cases 62715, 62721 and 62722 were visitors to TTSH Ward 9D between 18 April and 28 April. They were placed on quarantined and tested positive for COVID-19 infection during quarantine. • Case 62715 is a 50 year-old female Singaporean who is a family member of Case 625736, and had visited Case 62573 in TTSH Ward 9D. On 29 April, she developed a cough and sore throat but did not seek medical treatment. As she had been identified as a close contact of Case 62573, she was placed on quarantine on the same day, but did not report her symptoms. She was tested for COVID-19 on 30 April and her test result came back positive the next day. • Case 62721 is a 25 year-old female Singaporean who is a family member of Cases 62714 and 62722, and had visited Case 62714 at Ward 9D. As she had been identified as a close contact of Case 62714, she was placed on quarantine on 29 April. She was tested for COVID-19 on 30 April and her test result came back positive the next day. • Case 62722 is a 58 year-old male Singaporean who is a family member of Cases 62714 and 62721, and had visited Case 62714 at Ward 9D. As he had been identified as a close contact of Case 62714, he was placed on quarantine on 30 April and tested for COVID-19 on the same day. His test result came back positive the next day. Cases 62732 and 62754 Cases 62732 and 62754 are patients who were warded in TTSH Ward 9D when Case 625417 was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection, and were tested as part of our active case-finding while hospitalised. • Case 62732 is a 98 year-old female Singaporean who had been warded in TTSH Ward 9D from 27 April to 29 April.