UPDATE: More details on the 51 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on 24 Aug
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health confirmed 51 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Monday , taking the country’s total to 56,404.
— Yahoo Singapore August 24, 2020 The lone Singaporean community case – 56466 – had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case and placed on quarantine earlier. She was tested during quarantine to determine her status, the MOH said. All seven imported cases had been placed on the 14-day stay-home notice upon their arrival here and were tested while serving their notice at dedicated facilities, said the MOH.
The remaining 17 cases were detected through surveillance testing, such as the bi-weekly rostered routine testing of workers living in dorms and testing of those with acute respiratory infection symptoms. Overall, foreign workers residing at dorms make up 94.5 per cent – or 53,319 cases – of Singapore’s total COVID-19 tally.
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