COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in Singapore (April 2020)

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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 2 April, there are 1,049 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 (2)

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. He passed on 2 April.[1] 
Case 918 was a 86-year-old female Singaporean who was admitted into NCID on 31 March. She passed in the early hours of 3 April.[2]

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 - [3]
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 - Maxwell MRT Construction Site -
1001 65-year-old male Singapore Citizen - Mustafa Centre - [4]
1002 24-year-old male Singapore Citizen Canada - -
1003 31-year-old female Singapore Citizen - PCF Fengshan -
1004 32-year-old female Indian national - Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home -
1005 30-year-old female Malaysian national United Kingdom - -
1006 29-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident - - -
1007 62-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1008 76-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1009 48-year-old male Singapore Citizen - Maxwell MRT Construction Site -
1010 27-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1011 30-year-old male Indian national - Westlife Toh Guan -
1012 27-year-old male Bangladeshi national - -
1013 51-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident - Hero’s -
1014 69-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1015 41-year-old male Indian national - Mustafa Centre -
1016 67-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1017 32-year-old male Indian national - - -
1018 29-year-old male Bangladeshi national - - -
1019 29-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1020 45-year-old male Bangladeshi national - 2 April -
1021 44-year-old female French national Indonesia -
1022 39-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - 1 April -
1023 44-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1024 56-year-old male Singapore Citizen - Mustafa Centre -
1025 64-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1026 44-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident - Mustafa Centre -
1027 23-year-old male Singapore Citizen Canada - -
1028 26-year-old female Malaysian national India

Malaysia

- -
1029 23-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - 2 April -
1030 26-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1031 61-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1032 28-year-old female Chinese national - - -
1033 32-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1034 62-year-old male Singapore Citizen - Maxwell MRT Construction Site -
1035 36-year-old male Bangladeshi national - S11 Dormitory -
1036 42-year-old female Japanese national - - -
1037 34-year-old male Malaysian national - SingPost Centre -
1038 52-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1039 22-year-old male Indian national - S11 Dormitory -
1040 48-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1041 43-year-old female Singapore Citizen - - -
1042 45-year-old male Singapore Citizen Philippines - -
1043 53-year-old female Singapore Citizen - SingPost Centre -
1044 31-year-old male Singapore Citizen - - -
1045 21-year-old male Singapore Citizen United Kingdom - -
1046 56-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident - Mustafa Centre -
1047 25-year-old Indian national - S11 Dormitory -
1048 73-year-old female Singapore Citizen United Kingdom - -
1049 30-year-old Indian national - - -

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.[5] Of the initial 10 confirmed cases in this cluster, 8 of them resided in the elderly home.[6] 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.[7]

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) -

Local Cluster 21: Mustafa Centre (11)

Located in Little India, Mustafa Centre is one of the few 24-hour shopping malls in Singapore.[8] MOH confirmed that the mall was site of local transmission on 2 April.[9]

Case No. Patient Details Relationship Date Tested Positive
616 39-year-old Malaysian national - 25 March
788 57-year-old female Singapore Citizen - 28 March
866 52-year-old male Singapore Citizen - 29 March
908 36-year-old male Bangladeshi national (holding a Singapore Work Pass) - 30 March
911 78-year-old male Singapore Citizen - 31 March
938 64-year-old male Indian national -
1001 65-year-old male Singapore Citizen - 1 April
1015 41-year-old male Indian national (holding a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass) -
1024 56-year-old male Singapore Citizen -
1026 44-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident -
1046 56-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident - 2 April

Local Cluster 22: Maxwell MRT station construction site (5)

Maxwell MRT station is part of the Thomson-East Coast Line that is slated for completion in 2021.[10]

Case No. Patient Details Relationship Date Tested Positive
869 41-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident - 30 March
900 50-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident -
1000 54-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident - 1 April
1009 48-year-old male Singapore Citizen -
1034 62-year-old male Singapore Citizen - 2 April

Local Cluster 23: Keppel Shipyard (3)

Keppel Shipyard, owned by Keppel Offshore & Marine, is located at 51 Pioneer Sector 1.[11] Some sections of the shipyard have been closed and close-contacts of the infected employees have been given a leave of absence.[12]

Case No. Patient Details Relationship Date Tested Positive
878 34-year-old male Singapore Citizen - 30 March
898 53-year-old male Philippines national (holding a Singapore Work Pass) -
907 50-year-old male Dutch 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. "PASSING OF PATIENT WITH COVID-19 INFECTION". Ministry of Health. April 3, 2020. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  3. FIVE MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 74 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED”. Ministry of Health. April 1, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  4. "21 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 49 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  5. ABOUT THE NURSING HOME”. Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  6. Yong, Clement. “10 new cases linked to old folks' home in Thomson”. The Straits Times. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 2 April 2020.
  7. 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
  8. 6 Things You Never Knew About Mustafa Centre, Singapore’s 24-Hour Megamall”. The Finder. January 23, 2017. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  9. Lee, Jeremy. “49 New Covid-19 Cases In S’pore On 2 Apr, With Mustafa Centre 1 Of 3 New Clusters”. MustShare News. April 2, 2020. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  10. Thomson-East Coast Line”. Land Transport Authority. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  11. Keppel Shipyard - About Us”. Keppel Offshore & Marine. Accessed on 3 April 2020.
  12. Lai, Linette. “49 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 3 new clusters at Mustafa Centre, Maxwell station worksite and Keppel Shipyard”. The Straits Times. April 3, 2020. Accessed on 3 April 2020.