Saturday, June 27, 2009

Singapore confirms 89 new H1N1 cases, bringing total number to 454

Posted: 27 June 2009 2022 hrs

090528-2140hrs A medical staff checks the temperature of a woman entering the Tan Tock Seng hospital
 
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed 89 new cases of H1N1, bringing the total tally to 454 confirmed cases.

The Health Ministry said in addition to these 89 new cases, 53 other cases were pending investigation on Friday.

Of these 142 cases, 65 have been investigated. They comprise 34 local cases, 31 imported cases, while the remaining 77 cases are still being investigated.

The 34 new local cases include 10 new cases in the Republic Polytechnic cluster and seven new cases in the Maju Camp cluster.

There are also two new cases in the Tekong cluster and both are full-time national servicemen.

In addition, there is a new cluster from an NUS Orientation Camp comprising three new cases and one previously unlinked case. - CNA/vm

From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.

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