Posted: 28 June 2009 2149 hrs
H1N1 screening by Tan Tock Seng Hospital staffSINGAPORE: Singapore confirmed 145 new cases of H1N1 on Sunday, bringing the tally to 599.
The Ministry of Health said that though the number of infected cases has increased, the severity of the disease remains relatively mild.
It has advised Singaporeans to carry on with their usual activities whilst observing good personal hygiene at all times.
In addition to these 145 new cases, 77 other cases were pending investigation on Saturday.
Of these 222 cases, 117 have been investigated. They comprise 94 local cases and 23 imported cases. The remaining 105 cases are still being investigated.
The 94 new local cases comprise 19 new cases in the Republic Polytechnic cluster, eight new cases in the Butter Factory cluster, two new cases in the Pulau Tekong cluster and one new case in the Maju Camp cluster.
In addition, there are three new clusters - one from Clementi Camp comprising 43 new cases and two previously unlinked case - one from Police Coast Guard (Brani Base) comprising three new cases and one previously unlinked case, and one from social party comprising one new case and three previously unlinked cases.
- CNA/ir
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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