SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 51 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Aug 24), including one in the community and seven imported cases.
This takes the total number of cases in the country to 56,404.
The sole community case was a 65-year-old Singaporean woman, who was a contact of a previous case, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). She was placed in quarantine earlier and was tested to determine her status, said the ministry.
NEW CLUSTER FOUND AT CLEARED DORMITORY
Of the new cases reported on Monday, 43 were living in dormitories.
A new cluster was reported at Tuas View Dormitory, after it was declared to be "cleared" of COVID-19 on Aug 4 by MOH. One of the newly confirmed cases is linked to five previous cases to form the new cluster there.
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 51 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Aug 24), including one in the community and seven imported cases.
This takes the total number of cases in the country to 56,404.
The sole community case was a 65-year-old Singaporean woman, who was a contact of a previous case, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). She was placed in quarantine earlier and was tested to determine her status, said the ministry.
NEW CLUSTER FOUND AT CLEARED DORMITORY
Of the new cases reported on Monday, 43 were living in dormitories.
A new cluster was reported at Tuas View Dormitory, after it was declared to be "cleared" of COVID-19 on Aug 4 by MOH. One of the newly confirmed cases is linked to five previous cases to form the new cluster there.