COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in Singapore (May 2020)
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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 4 May, there were 18,778 confirmed cases in Singapore. The summary of confirmed cases for January to March 2020 can be found here. The summary of confirmed cases for April 2020 can be found here.
Summary of cases
Weekly tallies
| April 2020 | Recovered Cases | Monthly Total |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 (1 May - 7 May) | ||
| Week 2 (8 May - 14 May) | ||
| Week 3 (15 May - 21 May) | ||
| Week 4 (22 May - 31 May) |
Daily numbers
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered Cases | Deaths | Refs. | Recovered Cases | Deaths | Refs. | Recovered Cases | Deaths | Refs. | Recovered Cases | Deaths | Refs. | ||||
| 1 May | 932 | 2 | [1] | 8 May | 15 May | 22 May | |||||||||
| 2 May | 447 | - | [2] | 9 May | 16 May | 23 May | |||||||||
| 3 May | 657 | 1 | [3] | 10 May | 17 May | 24 May | |||||||||
| 4 May | 573 | - | [4] | 11 May | 18 May | 25 May | |||||||||
| 5 May | 12 May | 19 May | 26 May | ||||||||||||
| 6 May | 13 May | 20 May | 27 May | ||||||||||||
| 7 May | 14 May | 21 May | 28 May | ||||||||||||
| 29 May | |||||||||||||||
| 30 May | |||||||||||||||
| 31 May | |||||||||||||||
| Total | - | Total | - | Total | - | Total | - | ||||||||
Deaths (3)
Case 2728 was a 60-year-old male Singaporean who was admitted to NCID on 13 April. He had a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia and eventually passed away on 1 May due to complications arising from the infection.[5]
Case 1323 was a 76 year-old male Singaporean who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 6 April. He had a medical history of cancer and passed away on 1 May due to complications arising from the infection.[6]
Case 14744 was an 86-year-old female Singaporean who had a medical history of diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. She was diagnosed on 27 April and passed away due to complications from the virus on 3 May.[7]
References/ Citations
- ↑ "24 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 932 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 1, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "79 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 447 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 2, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "61 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 657 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "49 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 573 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 4, 2020. Accessed on 5 May 2020.
- ↑ “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.
- ↑ “Singapore reports 17th Covid-19 death”. Today. May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020.
- ↑ “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.