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THE NUMBER of confirmed H1N1 flu cases here crossed the 100 mark yesterday as Singapore registered the highest number of cases in a single day.
The 26 new cases diagnosed yesterday included three patients believed to have been infected locally, bringing the number of possible community transmission cases to four.
Two of the new cases are Singaporean male students, aged 14 and 16.
They had not travelled to any affected countries recently but had taken part in some social activities.
The third case is a 27-year-old Filipino man who works here. His six-member family had come from Manila to visit him from June 11 to 14 but they had appeared well during their stay. He developed flu symptoms on Tuesday.
Out of the 23 remaining new cases, 22 involved travellers returning from the United States, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. One was a close contact of an earlier case.
Contact tracing is ongoing for all new cases. Seventy-four patients remain in hospital and their conditions are stable and the rest have been discharged.
The Health Ministry noted that the young are particularly vulnerable to the virus, with some 43 per cent of total confirmed cases below 20 years of age.
With the increasing number of cases, all hospitals are gearing up to take in H1N1 patients, said MOH.
For example, the National University Hospital has expanded its fever facility at its A&E department and is ready to handle up to 27 patients starting today, doubling its previous capacity. It has also postponed some non-urgent operations and created extra isolation rooms, said a spokesman.
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THE NUMBER of confirmed H1N1 flu cases here crossed the 100 mark yesterday as Singapore registered the highest number of cases in a single day.
The 26 new cases diagnosed yesterday included three patients believed to have been infected locally, bringing the number of possible community transmission cases to four.
Two of the new cases are Singaporean male students, aged 14 and 16.
They had not travelled to any affected countries recently but had taken part in some social activities.
The third case is a 27-year-old Filipino man who works here. His six-member family had come from Manila to visit him from June 11 to 14 but they had appeared well during their stay. He developed flu symptoms on Tuesday.
Out of the 23 remaining new cases, 22 involved travellers returning from the United States, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. One was a close contact of an earlier case.
Contact tracing is ongoing for all new cases. Seventy-four patients remain in hospital and their conditions are stable and the rest have been discharged.
The Health Ministry noted that the young are particularly vulnerable to the virus, with some 43 per cent of total confirmed cases below 20 years of age.
With the increasing number of cases, all hospitals are gearing up to take in H1N1 patients, said MOH.
For example, the National University Hospital has expanded its fever facility at its A&E department and is ready to handle up to 27 patients starting today, doubling its previous capacity. It has also postponed some non-urgent operations and created extra isolation rooms, said a spokesman.
[email protected]
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