47 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 8, including one imported infection

The Ministry of Health has reported 47 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of 12 pm on September 8. This takes the nation’s tally of confirmed infections to 57,091. 

Photo courtesy: Facebook/Lawrence Wong
Photo courtesy: Facebook/Lawrence Wong

There are no cases in the community among the new infections, said the MOH in its statement.

There is one imported case – a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from India on August 24. He had been placed on 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, and was tested while serving SHN at a dedicated facility. 

On Monday, Singapore saw its lowest daily COVID-19 numbers in nearly six months with just 22 fresh cases, all of whom were asymptomatic.