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As of 1 April, there are '''1,000 confirmed cases''' in Singapore. As this is a developing situation, the numbers and corresponding details will be updated accordingly as per the Ministry of Health's press releases. For a complete list of recovered cases and the recovery trends in Singapore, refer to [[COVID-19: Recovery Patterns in Singapore (2020)]].
As of 1 April, there are '''1,000 confirmed cases''' in Singapore. As this is a developing situation, the numbers and corresponding details will be updated accordingly as per the Ministry of Health's press releases. For a complete list of recovered cases and the recovery trends in Singapore, refer to [[COVID-19: Recovery Patterns in Singapore (2020)]].



Revision as of 16:13, 2 April 2020

This entry is a part of Wiki.sg's coverage on the evolving COVID-19 situation in Singapore. For more COVID-19 stories, click here. For details on the Jan - Mar cases in Singapore, click here.

A colourised microscopic image of the coronavirus. Photo from Nature Research.

As of 1 April, there are 1,000 confirmed cases in Singapore. As this is a developing situation, the numbers and corresponding details will be updated accordingly as per the Ministry of Health's press releases. For a complete list of recovered cases and the recovery trends in Singapore, refer to COVID-19: Recovery Patterns in Singapore (2020).

April 2020

Deaths (1)

Case 476 was a 68-year-old male Indonesian national who had presumably caught the virus while overseas. He was admitted into NCID's ICU on 26 March after four days in an isolation ward. According to the Ministry of Health, he had a medical history of hypertension and diabetes.[1]

Details of Confirmed Cases

The following table tracks the details of each confirmed case in Singapore in April 2020.

Case No. Patient Details Travel History Cluster Date Tested Positive Date Discharged Refs.
967 47-year-old male Bangladeshi national - - 1 April - [2]
968 2-year-old male Brazilian national Brazil - -
969 42-year-old male Brazilian national - -
970 67-year-old male Singapore Citizen United Kingdom - -
971 58-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
972 28-year-old male Bangladeshi national 55 Sungei Kadut Loop Dormitory -
973 44-year-old male Sri Lankan national Sri Lanka Lee Ah Mooi Home -
974 30-year-old male Bangladeshi national - 55 Sungei Kadut Loop Dormitory -
975 31-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
976 42-year-old female Indian national - Lee Ah Mooi Home -
977 28-year-old male Bangladeshi national - Westlite Toh Guan -
978 26-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
979 28-year-old male Indian national - S11 Dormitory -
980 49-year-old female Singapore Citizen - Wilby Residences -
981 80-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
982 40-year-old male Indian national - S11 Dormitory -
983 102-year-old female Singapore Citizen - Lee Ah Mooi Home -
984 88-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
985 70-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
986 88-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
987 86-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
988 85-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
989 52-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
990 86-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
991 7-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
992 34-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident - - -
993 37-year-old male Bangladeshi national - S11 Dormitory -
994 46-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
995 54-year-old male Singapore Citizen United Kingdom - -
996 21-year-old female Singapore Citizen - -
997 50-year-old male Indian national India - -
998 31-year-old female British national - - -
999 21-year-old male Singapore Citizen Malaysia - -
1000 54-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident - - -

Local Cluster 19: Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home (10)

Catered to the elderly in need of affordable care, the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home was established in the mid-1960s.[3] Of the initial 10 confirmed cases in this cluster, 8 of them resided in the elderly home.[4] The oldest infected patient in this cluster is Case 983, who is 102 years old. The facility has temporarily stopped visitations and tests have been scheduled for all the residents in the home.[5]

Case No. Patient Details Relationship Date Tested Positive
973 44-year-old male Sri Lankan national (holding a Singapore Work Pass) Family members 1 April
976 42-year-old female Indian national (holding a Singapore Work Pass)
983 102-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
984 88-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
985 70-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
986 88-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
987 86-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
988 85-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
989 52-year-old female Singapore Citizen -
990 86-year-old female Singapore Citizen -

Local Cluster 20: 55 Sungei Kadut Loop Dormitory (3)

As of April 2020, This is the third foreign worker dormitory that has been identified as a COVID-19 cluster in Singapore.

Case No. Patient Details Relationship Date Tested Positive
868 29-year-old male Bangladeshi national (holding a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass) - 29 March
972 28-year-old male Bangladeshi national (holding a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass) - 1 April
974 30-year-old male Bangladeshi national (holding a Singapore Work Pass) -

References / Citations

  1. "PASSING OF PATIENT WITH COVID-19 INFECTION, 2 APRIL". Ministry of Health. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  2. FIVE MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 74 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED”. Ministry of Health. April 1, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  3. ABOUT THE NURSING HOME”. Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  4. Yong, Clement. “10 new cases linked to old folks' home in Thomson”. The Straits Times. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  5. Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home 李亞妹安老院. “A message from our Home Administrator…”. Facebook. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/leeahmooioldagehome/photos/a.252643464773133/2831772716860182/?type=3&theater