SINGAPORE, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 908 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 54,254.

Of the new cases, four are imported cases, one is community case and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.

Of the 903 cases, the vast majority are dormitory residents who were tested during their isolation/quarantine period, even though they are asymptomatic. They are among the final batch of workers being cleared and they come from dormitories with a relatively high prevalence of COVID-19.

Hence they expect the daily case counts to be high for the coming days, before tapering down thereafter as the Inter-agency Taskforce completes the dormitory clearance.

"We remain on track to clear all the dormitories by 7 August, except for a few standalone blocks in the dormitories that serve as quarantine facilities. There are presently about 9,700 workers in these quarantine facilities. They will have to serve out their 14-day isolation periods, and be subject to an exit test before they are able to resume work," the ministry said.

Of the new cases, 99 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing.

On Wednesday, 314 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 47,768 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, the ministry said.

There are currently 126 confirmed cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Furthermore, 6,333 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19.

Altogether 27 people have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. Enditem

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