24-08-2021, 06:45 PM
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...24-2131881
Singapore reported 111 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Aug 24), including 24 linked to the North Coast Lodge dormitory cluster in Woodlands.
Testing operations at the dormitory have concluded, with more than 5,300 residents swabbed over the past three days. Only 12 test results are pending, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary update.
Of the remaining 87 cases, 24 were linked to previous cases and had been placed on quarantine, said MOH. Another 30 linked infections were detected through surveillance testing.
Thirty-three cases are currently unlinked.
Among the new cases, four are above the age of 70 who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were also five imported cases, taking Singapore's daily case count to 116.
Singapore reported 111 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Aug 24), including 24 linked to the North Coast Lodge dormitory cluster in Woodlands.
Testing operations at the dormitory have concluded, with more than 5,300 residents swabbed over the past three days. Only 12 test results are pending, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary update.
Of the remaining 87 cases, 24 were linked to previous cases and had been placed on quarantine, said MOH. Another 30 linked infections were detected through surveillance testing.
Thirty-three cases are currently unlinked.
Among the new cases, four are above the age of 70 who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were also five imported cases, taking Singapore's daily case count to 116.