He was identified as a contact of Case 50, the 62-year-old male DBS Bank employee who was confirmed to have the virus on Feb 12.
The MOH said at a press conference that five other patients have since recovered and were discharged from hospital on Monday. They are Cases 14, 15, 31, 48 and 65.Of the 53 who are still in hospital, four are in critical condition, down from five on Sunday. The patient who is no longer in critical condition is still warded in hospital.
The first Singaporean to test positive for the virus has also been discharged. The 47-year-old woman, who is Case 15, was one of 92 Singaporeans evacuated from Wuhan on the first specially arranged Scoot flight on Jan 30. Case 31, a 53-year-old Singaporean man, is one of five patients in a cluster linked to the Life Church and Missions. He is the first from the cluster to be discharged.
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