SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 127 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Saturday (Jul 24), including 75 cases linked to the ...
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 127 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Saturday , including 75 cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and five to the cluster in KTV lounges.
There are now 740 cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market & Food Centre cluster, which is the largest active cluster in Singapore.Among the new local cases, 69 infections were linked to previous cases and have already been placed in quarantine. Twenty-nine were detected through surveillance testing.
The remaining 29 infections currently have no links to previous cases, said the Ministry of Health in its preliminary daily update. Six of the new cases are people above the age of 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and are at risk of serious illness, MOH added.One of the infections was detected upon arrival in Singapore, while two developed the illness during their stay-home notice or isolation.
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