Altogether, there were 24 new cases reported, with one from Tuas South Dormitory and 19 imported.
One of the community cases is a 39-year-old man who works at Singapore Scouts Association at Bishan Street 12, handling mainly administrative work in the office. He is also a part-time bus driver with Westpoint Transit, plying specific routes for Cameron (Singapore) and GlaxoSmithKline Tuas.
His wife, also 39, works as an administrative officer at OCBC Tampines Centre One, but does not interact with customers.
Another patient is a 28-year-old woman, who is the spouse of the 32 year-old man who works as a para-veterinarian at the Singapore Police Force. She had been identified as his close contact earlier and was placed on quarantine on Jan 13.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 59,083.
There are five cases of locally-transmitted and 19 imported cases of Covid-19 infection. Screenshot via MOH.
Four community cases
There are four cases in the community, comprising two who are currently unlinked, and two who are linked to previous cases.
Case 59340: Unlinked
Case 59340 is a 39-year-old male Singaporean who works at Singapore Scouts Association in Bishan, handling mainly administrative work in the office.
He is also a part-time bus driver with Westpoint Transit who plies specific routes for Cameron (Singapore) Pte Ltd and GlaxoSmithKline Tuas.
He developed a fever on Jan. 11 and sought medical treatment from a general practitioner via tele-consultation, and again at a polyclinic on Jan. 13 where he was tested for Covid-19 as part of MOH s enhanced community testing for those with acute respiratory infection.