4 New Cases of Locally Transmitted COVID-19 Infection

       As of 28 June 2021, 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified that there are 4 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. The cases are in the community, and there are no new cases in the dormitories. All 4 cases are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine. There are 5 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Amongst the new cases today, 5 are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance, while 4 were symptomatic.  

Summary of new cases

2.     Overall, the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 103 cases in the week before to 86 cases in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 16 cases in the week before to 15 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 123 confirmed cases reported from 22 June to 28 June, 46 cases have tested positive for their serology tests, 70 have tested negative, and 7 serology test results are pending.

Case Details

a) Cases in the community: 4

There are 4 cases in the community today, all of whom are linked to previous cases. 

105 Henderson Crescent cluster

Already quarantined:

Case 64499 is a 60 year-old male Singaporean who works at Lam Chuan Import-Export Pte Ltd. He is a family member and household contact of Case 64495[1] and a household contact of Case 64473[2], and was placed on quarantine on 26 June. He is asymptomatic, and was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 26 June during quarantine. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 27 June. His serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection. Case 64499 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 3 April and the second dose on 24 April.

Other linked cases

Already quarantined:

Case 64496 is a 37 year-old male Singaporean who is employed by Best Denki as a television installer. He developed a fever and body aches on 17 June but did not seek medical attention. As he had been identified as a family member and household contact of Case 64463[3], he was placed on quarantine on 25 June. He was tested for COVID-19 on 26 June during quarantine, and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 27 June. His serology test result is positive.

Case 64498 is an 81 year-old male Singaporean who is a retiree. He is a family member and household contact of Case 64478[4], and was placed on quarantine on 26 June. He developed a cough on the same day but did not report his symptom. He was detected when he was tested for COVID-19 on 26 June during quarantine, and his test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 27 June. His serology test result is pending.

Case 64504 is a 56 year-old male Singaporean who works as an engineer at PUB (80 Toh Guan Road). He is a family member and household contact of Case 64468[5], and was placed on quarantine on 25 June. He was tested for COVID-19 on 26 June during quarantine but his test result was inconclusive. He was tested for COVID-19 again on 27 June, and developed a sore throat later that day. His test result came back positive for COVID-19 infection on 28 June. His serology test result is negative for the N antigen, which suggests the presence of early infection. Case 64504 received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on 1 March and the second dose on 22 March.

b) Cases residing in dormitories: 0

There are no cases residing in dormitories today. 

c) Imported cases: 5

Amongst the 5 imported cases, 

• 2 (Cases 64501 and 64502) are Singaporeans who returned from Pakistan. 

• 1 (Case 64503) is a Student’s Pass holder who arrived from Indonesia. 

• 1 (Case 64500) is a Work Permit holder who arrived from Indonesia.

• 1 (Case 64505) entered Singapore waters from Indonesia without valid documentation. He was arrested by the Singapore Police Force’s Police Coast Guard, and tested for COVID-19 infection during isolation.

They have already been placed on SHN or isolated upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN or during isolation. 

4.     Please refer to the Annexes and MOH’s daily Situation Report (www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/situation-report) for details. 

5.     Epidemiological investigations are in progress. In the meantime, all the identified close contacts of the cases have been isolated and placed on quarantine, and will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period so that we can detect asymptomatic cases. We will also conduct serological tests for the close contacts to determine if the cases could have been infected by them.

6.     MOH has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission. As there have been no more cases linked to the Case 63892, Chevy’s Bar and Bistro, and JEM/ Westgate clusters for the past two incubation periods (i.e. 28 days), the clusters have now been closed.

Update on condition of confirmed cases

7.     17 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 62,212 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities. 

8.     There are currently 135 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and 3 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 170 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. 36 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
28 JUNE 2021

[1] Case 64495 is an 82 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 27 June.
[2] Case 64473 is a 43 year-old female Indonesia national who is a foreign domestic worker. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 25 June.
[3] Case 64463 is a 32 year-old female Singaporean who works as an administrative staff at Walt Disney. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 25 June.
[4] Case 64478 is a 76 year-old female Singaporean who is a retiree. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 26 June.
[5] Case 64468 is a 27 year-old male Singaporean who is a serviceman in the Singapore Navy. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 25 June.