347 cases on 14 July 20

Baimi · Jul 14, 2020

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 347 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jul 14), with seven infections in the community, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update.
Among the community infections, there was one Singaporean and six work pass holders.
There were also two imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore, MOH said.

laksaboy · Jul 14, 2020

We will definitely surpass 50k before National Day. 3370 cases and 23 days to go.

Leongsam · Jul 14, 2020

The number of cases don't matter. The bigger question is how many are actually sick?

Baimi · Jul 14, 2020

laksaboy said:
We will definitely surpass 50k before National Day. 3370 cases and 23 days to go.

Average 150 cases per day, easily achievable.

Porfirio Rubirosa · Jul 14, 2020

Government task force needs to explain why after nearly 4 months it has yet to bring down the FW (dorms) infection figures to at least double digits.

Leongsam · Jul 14, 2020

Baimi said:
Average 150 cases per day, easily achievable.

Cases mean nothing. You test more you see more you test less the numbers go down. It gives no indication regarding whether the disease is coming or going.

Leongsam · Jul 14, 2020

Porfirio Rubirosa said:
Government task force needs to explain why after nearly 4 months it has yet to bring down the FW (dorms) infection figures to at least double digits.

Governments cannot control viruses. It's like trying to control the tides and the rotation of the earth. Nature has its own time table.

laksaboy · Jul 14, 2020

Porfirio Rubirosa said:
Government task force needs to explain why after nearly 4 months it has yet to bring down the FW (dorms) infection figures to at least double digits.

SafeEntry is actually unsafe. NoEntry is the only safe option. :cool:

kaninabuchaojibye · Jul 14, 2020

why so many work passes people in the community everyday?
what are they doing that singaporeans aren't doing???

JohnTan · Jul 14, 2020

kaninabuchaojibye said:
why so many work passes people in the community everyday?
what are they doing that singaporeans aren't doing???

They are doing work not related to food delivery and Grab driving.

sweetiepie · Jul 14, 2020

laksaboy said:
SafeEntry is actually unsafe. NoEntry is the only safe option.

KNN which idiot came out with this safe entry thing KNN if they want a name it should be danger entry KNN only this can prevent or minimise entry KNN the idiot make it become outside is more danger than going in to squeeze KNN

laksaboy · Jul 14, 2020

sweetiepie said:
KNN which idiot came out with this safe entry thing KNN if they want a name it should be danger entry KNN only this can prevent or minimise entry KNN the idiot make it become outside is more danger than going in to squeeze KNN

Technocrats place too must trust in technology, and too little on common sense.

tobelightlight · Jul 14, 2020

Leongsam said:
The number of cases don't matter. The bigger question is how many are actually sick?

Yes.. You are correct. However, the politicians of other countries do not think like you.. If our showing is having so many cases.. They will ban Singaporeans from entering their countries.

sweetiepie · Jul 15, 2020

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62-year-old Singaporean man with history of diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol dies from Covid-19 complications

The man is the 27th patient to die from the virus here.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - A 62-year-old Singaporean man who had a history of diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol has died from complications due to Covid-19 on Tuesday (July 14), said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The patient, identified as Case 17,168, was confirmed to be Covid-19 positive on April 30, and had a history of a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, said MOH.
Sengkang General Hospital - where the man died - has contacted his family and is extending assistance to them.

He is the 27th patient to die from the virus here.
Seven cases in the community were announced on Tuesday, including one Singaporean, three work pass holders and three work permit holders.
Three of the community cases are linked to previous cases or clusters. They have all been identified as contacts of previously confirmed cases, and have been tested during their quarantine to determine their status, even though they are asymptomatic.

The remaining four community cases are currently unlinked. They are all in the construction sector, and have been swabbed as part of periodic screening of workers in essential services who are living outside the dormitories.

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Epidemiological investigations of the unlinked cases are in progress.
Two imported cases were also announced on Tuesday. Both are Singaporeans who had returned from India on July 9. They had been placed on 14-day stay-home notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and had been tested while serving SHN.
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Migrant workers living in dormitories make up the remaining 338 cases, taking Singapore's total to 46,629.
MOH also announced a new cluster in a dormitory at 96 Kaki Bukit Industrial Terrace.
The average number of new daily cases in the community during a week has decreased from 14 cases two weeks ago to 13 in the past week.
However, the number of unlinked cases in the community during a week has increased from the daily average of six cases to seven over the same period.
With 196 cases discharged on Tuesday, 42,723 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 161 patients remain in hospital, while 3,704 are recuperating in community facilities. There are no patients in intensive care.
Singapore has had 27 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 14 who tested positive have died of other causes.
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