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 12 May, there were 24,671 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 Confirmed Cases Deaths
Week 1 (1 May - 7 May) 4,770 5
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 768 - [2] 15 May 22 May
2 May 447 - [3] 9 May 753 - [4] 16 May 23 May
3 May 657 1 [5] 10 May 876 - [6] 17 May 24 May
4 May 573 - [7] 11 May 486 1 [8] 18 May 25 May
5 May 632 1 [9] 12 May 884 - [10] 19 May 26 May
6 May 788 1 [11] 13 May 20 May 27 May
7 May 741 - [12] 14 May 21 May 28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Total 4,770 5 - Total - Total - Total -

Deaths (6)

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.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
Case 1414 was a 97-year-old female Singaporean who tested positive for the virus on 7 April. She had a medical history of hypertension and was admitted to NCID. She passed away due to complications arising from the virus of 5 May 2020.[16] 
Case 1528 was a 73-year-old male Singaporean who was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital after being diagnosed with the virus on 7 April. He had a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes mellitus, and passed away on 6 May due to complications.[17] 
Case 1305 was a 68-year-old male 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.[18] 

References/ Citations

  1. "24 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 932 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 1, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.
  2. "328 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 768 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 8, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020.
  3. "79 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 447 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 2, 2020. Accessed on 3 May 2020.
  4. "256 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 753 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 9, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020.
  5. "61 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 657 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020.
  6. "425 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 876 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 10, 2020. Accessed on 11 May 2020.
  7. "49 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 573 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 4, 2020. Accessed on 5 May 2020.
  8. "504 MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 486 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 11, 2020. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  9. "62 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 632 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 5, 2020. Accessed on 6 May 2020.
  10. "626 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 884 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 12, 2020. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  11. "115 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 788 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 6, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020.
  12. "78 MORE CASES DISCHARGED, 741 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMED". Ministry of Health. May 7, 2020. Accessed on 8 May 2020.
  13. 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.
  14. Singapore reports 17th Covid-19 death”. Today. May 3, 2020. Accessed on 4 May 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. Iau, Jean and Yong, Clement. "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.