Singapore reported 100 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Aug 18), including one in the community.
This takes the total number of cases in the country to 55,938, with fatalities remaining at 27.
The sole community case reported on Tuesday was a Singaporean man who is currently unlinked to previous cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The 39-year-old man works at a bus depot in a “non-public facing” role that does not entail interaction with commuters and bus captains, the ministry said.
“He was detected as part of our screening of all staff in the public bus industry who work at depots and interchanges,” MOH added.
“This is a precautionary measure after MOH detected some cases at Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.”
More than 14,800 staff members and close contacts of the cases were tested between Jul 23 and Aug 15.
Of these, 10 people have tested positive using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, including the three initial cases detected at the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
“Testing has since completed, and five results are pending,” said the health ministry.
To determine if the 10 confirmed cases were current or past infections, MOH conducted serological tests for them. Seven of them, including the 39-year-old man reported on Tuesday, have come back positive, which indicate “likely past infection”, says MOH.