SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 51 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday (Aug 29), including one in the community and three imported cases.
The remaining 47 cases are migrant workers living in dormitories. Ten of them were detected through surveillance testing, while 37 were already under quarantine.
This brings Singapore's tally to 56,717.
"All new cases today are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance," said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
COMMUNITY INFECTION
The sole community case on Saturday involved a work permit holder - a 29-year-old Bangladeshi man whose infection is currently unlinked.
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 51 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday (Aug 29), including one in the community and three imported cases.
The remaining 47 cases are migrant workers living in dormitories. Ten of them were detected through surveillance testing, while 37 were already under quarantine.
This brings Singapore's tally to 56,717.
"All new cases today are asymptomatic, and were detected from our proactive screening and surveillance," said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
COMMUNITY INFECTION
The sole community case on Saturday involved a work permit holder - a 29-year-old Bangladeshi man whose infection is currently unlinked.