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COVID-19: Singapore confirms 570 new cases, total at 29,364

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SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a preliminary 570 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Tuesday (19 May) noon, bringing the total to 29,364.

Of them, the vast majority are foreign workers living in dorms, said the ministry, while two cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.

Some 20,000 infected foreign workers are expected to be discharged by end-May, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong at a press conference last Tuesday. https://t.co/RKejTkWEhC pic.twitter.com/B2LBwybgAO Apart from 22 patients who have died from COVID-19 complications, nine others who tested positive for the virus have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack.

 

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