Parliamentary QA
Data on Migrant Workers Infected with COVID-19 in 2021
10 January 2022
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NOTICE PAPER NO. 874
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 10 JANUARY 2022
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
MP for Nee Soon GRC
Question No. 1368
To ask the Minister for Health in 2021, what percentage of migrant workers who were infected with COVID-19 (i) had no or mild symptoms (ii) required oxygen supplementation in general wards (iii) were in the intensive care unit and (iv) died, respectively.
Written Answer
Among migrant workers (Employment Pass, S Pass, and Work Permit holders) infected with COVID-19 reported between 1 January 2021 and 27 December 2021, 99.9% had no or mild symptoms, 0.11% required oxygen supplementation, 0.021% were in the intensive care unit and 0.0042% passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection. The data is based on the worst-ever condition of each COVID-19 case.