The number of new cases in mainland China ticked up again, past the 100-mark — and the highest in more than five weeks. The National Health Commission said the country had 108 new confirmed cases as of April 12, with 98 attributed to travelers from overseas.
It said there were two more deaths in the country. That brings the country’s total to 82,160 confirmed cases, and 3,341 fatalities.
Separately, China reported 61 new asymptomatic cases, where people tested positive for the virus but did not show any symptoms. That brings its number of asymptomatic cases currently under medical observation to 1,064, the NHC said.
Singapore reports 233 new cases
Singapore reported 233 new cases as of noon on April 12, according to its health ministry. It said 167 of those cases have no links to known clusters or cases.
The Southeast Asian city-state had been praised for managing the coronavirus outbreak well as compared with other countries, and had kept daily numbers generally low — well below the 100 case-mark up until around March. But in recent weeks, Singapore has seen cases spike, with a record daily high of 287 cases reported last week.
Many recent cases have been attributed to outbreaks at several dormitories housing foreign workers. The country started shutting down schools, offices and shops last week. Those closures will last till the first week of May.
Global summary:
- Global cases: At least 1,846,680.
- Global deaths: At least 114,090.
- Most cases reported: United States (555,313), Spain (166,831), Italy (156,363), France (133,670), Germany (127,854).
CNBC‘s Weizhen Tan reported