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This entry is a summary of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Singapore in May 2020. It tracks the daily numbers, weekly tallies and deaths as per the Ministry of Health's updates. As of 18 May, there were '''28,343 confirmed cases''' in Singapore. The summary of confirmed cases for '''January to March''' 2020 can be found [[COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in Singapore (Jan - Mar 2020)|here]]. The summary of confirmed cases for '''April''' 2020 can be found [[COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in Singapore (April 2020)|here]].

==Summary of cases==

===Weekly tallies===
{| class="wikitable"
!May 2020
!Confirmed Cases
!Deaths
|-
|'''Week 1 (1 May - 7 May)'''
|4,770
|5
|-
|'''Week 2 (8 May - 14 May)'''
|5,194
|1
|-
|'''Week 3 (15 May - 21 May)'''
|
|
|-
|'''Week 4 (22 May - 31 May)'''
|
|
|}

===Daily numbers===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Week 1
! colspan="4" |Week 2
! colspan="4" |Week 3
! colspan="4" |Week 4
|-
!
!Confirmed Cases
!Deaths
!Refs.
!
!Confirmed Cases
!Deaths
!Refs.
!
!Confirmed Cases
!Deaths
!Refs.
!
!Confirmed Cases
!Deaths
!Refs.
|-
|'''1 May'''
|932
|2
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/24-more-cases-discharged-932-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 24 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 932 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health''. May 1, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.</ref>
|'''8 May'''
|768
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/328-more-cases-discharged-768-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 328 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 768 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 8, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020. </ref>
|'''15 May'''
|793
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/1-275-more-cases-discharged-793-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 1,275 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 793 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 15, 2020. Accessed on 18 May 2020. </ref>
|'''22 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''2 May'''
|447
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/79-more-cases-discharged-447-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 79 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 447 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health''. May 2, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.</ref>
|'''9 May'''
|753
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/256-more-cases-discharged-753-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 256 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 753 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 9, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020. </ref>
|'''16 May'''
|465
|1
|<ref>"1,094 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 465 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 16, 2020. Accessed on 18 May 2020.</ref>
|'''23 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''3 May'''
|657
|1
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/61-more-cases-discharged-657-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 61 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 657 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health''. May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020.</ref>
|'''10 May'''
|876
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/425-more-cases-discharged-876-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 425 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 876 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 10, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020. </ref>
|'''17 May'''
|682
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/998-more-cases-discharged-682-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 998 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 682 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 17, 2020. Accessed on 18 May 2020. </ref>
|'''24 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''4 May'''
|573
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/49-more-cases-discharged-573-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 49 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 573 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 4, 2020. Accessed on 5 May 2020.</ref>
|'''11 May'''
|486
|1
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/504-more-cases-discharged-486-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 504 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 486 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 11, 2020. Accessed on 12 May 2020. </ref>
|'''18 May'''
|305
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/495-more-cases-discharged-305-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 495 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 305 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 18, 2020. Accessed on 19 May 2020. </ref>
|'''25 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''5 May'''
|632
|1
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/62-more-cases-discharged-632-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 62 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 632 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 5, 2020. Accessed on 6 May 2020. </ref>
|'''12 May'''
|884
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/626-more-cases-discharged-884-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 626 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 884 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 12, 2020. Accessed on 13 May 2020.</ref>
|'''19 May'''
|451
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/530-more-cases-discharged-451-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 530 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 451 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 19, 2020. Accessed on 20 May 2020. </ref>
|'''26 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''6 May'''
|788
|1
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/115-more-cases-discharged-788-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 115 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 788 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 6, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020. </ref>
|'''13 May'''
|675
| -
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/958-more-cases-discharged-675-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 958 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 675 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 13, 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref>
|'''20 May'''
|
|
|
|'''27 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''7 May'''
|741
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/78-more-cases-discharged-741-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 78 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 741 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 7, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020. </ref>
|'''14 May'''
|752
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<ref>"[https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/1-164-more-cases-discharged-752-new-cases-of-covid-19-infection-confirmed 1,164 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 752 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED]". ''Ministry of Health.'' May 14, 2020. Accessed on 15 May 2020. </ref>
|'''21 May'''
|
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|'''28 May'''
|
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|-
| colspan="12" rowspan="3" |
|'''29 May'''
|
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|-
|'''30 May'''
|
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|-
|'''31 May'''
|
|
|
|-
|'''Total'''
|4,770
|5
| -
|'''Total'''
|5,194
|1
| -
|'''Total'''
|
|
| -
|'''Total'''
|
|
| -
|}

==Deaths (7)==
 Case 2728 was a '''<u>60-year-old</u>''' male Singaporean who was admitted to NCID on 13 April. He had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia and eventually passed away on 1 May due to complications arising from the infection.<ref>“[https://mustsharenews.com/covid-19-deaths-singapore/ 17 S’pore Patients We Lost To Covid-19 & The Miraculous Senior Who Beat The Odds]”. ''MustShare News.'' May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020. </ref>

 Case 1323 was a '''<u>76 year-old</u>''' male Singaporean who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 6 April. He had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of cancer and passed away on 1 May due to complications arising from the infection.<ref>“[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-reports-17th-covid-19-death Singapore reports 17th Covid-19 death]”. ''Today.'' May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020. </ref>

 Case 14744 was an '''<u>86-year-old</u>''' female Singaporean who had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. She was diagnosed on 27 April and passed away due to complications from the virus on 3 May.<ref>“[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-singapore-new-cases-moh-may-3-12697698 Singapore reports 657 new COVID-19 cases, one death; number of cases fluctuating due to backlog: MOH”]. ''Channel News Asia.'' May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020. </ref>

 Case 1414 was a '''<u>97-year-old female</u>''' Singaporean who tested positive for the virus on 7 April. She had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of hypertension and was admitted to NCID. She passed away due to complications arising from the virus of 5 May 2020.<ref>"[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/coronavirus-covid-19-cases-numbers-update-deaths-total-moh-12706638 Singapore's COVID-19 cases rise past 20,000 with 788 new infections; 2 more deaths]". ''Channel News Asia.'' May 6, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020. </ref> 

 Case 1528 was a '''<u>73-year-old male</u>''' Singaporean who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital after being diagnosed with the virus on 7 April. He had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes mellitus, and passed away on 6 May due to complications.<ref>"[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/coronavirus-covid-19-cases-numbers-update-deaths-total-moh-12706638 Singapore's COVID-19 fatalities hit 20 after woman linked to Lee Ah Mooi home, man from Mustafa cluster die]". ''Channel News Asia.'' May 7, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020. </ref> 

 Case 1305 was a '''<u>68-year-old male</u>''' Singaporean with a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. He was admitted to the National University Hospital on 5 April after being diagnosed and passed away on 11 May due to complications resulting from the COVID-19 infection.<ref>Iau, Jean and Yong, Clement. "[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/486-new-coronavirus-cases-taking-tally-in-singapore-to-23822 68-year-old S'porean man dies of Covid-19, the 21st death here; 53-year-old Indian man who died of heart attack was found to have Covid-19]". ''The Straits Times.'' May 11, 2020. Accessed on 12 May 2020.</ref> 

 Case 1516 was a '''<u>67-year-old male</u>''' Singaporean who was admitted to the Sengkang General Hospital on 7 April. He had a '''<u>medical history</u>''' of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. He passed away on 15 May due to complications arising from the virus.<ref>"[https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/67-year-old-man-dies-covid-19-singapore-bringing-death-toll-22 67-year-old man dies from Covid-19 in Singapore, bringing death toll to 22]". ''Today.'' May 17, 2020. Accessed on 18 May 2020. </ref>

==References/ Citations==
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[[Category:COVID-19 in Singapore]]