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28-10-2021, 08:06 AM
There were 5,324 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH), the first time the daily case number has breached the 5,000 mark.
The ministry said it is looking into the "unusual surge in cases within a relatively short window". and will closely monitor the trend for the next few days.
Yesterday's infection numbers were unusually high because many Covid-19 cases were detected by testing laboratories within a few hours in the afternoon, it added.
They comprise 4,651 new cases in the community, 661 from migrant worker dormitories and 12 imported cases.
Ten more people between the ages of 54 and 96 have died of complications linked to Covid-19.
All of them had various underlying medical conditions, except one who was unvaccinated, said MOH. It gave no further details.....
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper.
The ministry said it is looking into the "unusual surge in cases within a relatively short window". and will closely monitor the trend for the next few days.
Yesterday's infection numbers were unusually high because many Covid-19 cases were detected by testing laboratories within a few hours in the afternoon, it added.
They comprise 4,651 new cases in the community, 661 from migrant worker dormitories and 12 imported cases.
Ten more people between the ages of 54 and 96 have died of complications linked to Covid-19.
All of them had various underlying medical conditions, except one who was unvaccinated, said MOH. It gave no further details.....
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper.
