Singapore
20 Jul 2021 05:06PM (Updated: 20 Jul 2021 05:10PM )
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 182 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Jul 20), with 135 cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster.
Twelve more cases have been traced to the KTV cluster, taking the total number of cases in this cluster to 205.
The Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market & Food Centre cluster is the largest active cluster, with 314 cases.
Among the new cases announced, 156 are linked to previous infections, with 81 already placed on quarantine and 75 detected through surveillance testing.
The remaining 26 infections are not linked to previous cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update.
The new cases included two seniors above 70 years old who were not vaccinated and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were also 13 imported infections, who were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival. Six cases were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while seven developed the illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.
In total, Singapore reported 195 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
This is the highest daily tally since Jul 10 last year when 191 infections were detected.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Monday that the clusters in KTV lounges and Jurong Fishery Port were "linked". They involved a Delta virus variant that differed from infections found in other local clusters, and was closer to that detected in imported cases from Indonesia.
While the KTV cluster was "settling down", infections in the Jurong Fishery Port cluster were "rising worryingly" and seeding cases in the community, Mr Ong said in a Facebook post.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 63,440 COVID-19 cases.
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Source: CNA/dv/zl
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182 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, with 135 linked to Jurong Fishery Port cluster
Jurong Fishery Port (left) and Tuberose KTV in Parklane Shopping Mall. (Images: Screengrab from Google Maps, Try Sutrisno Foo)20 Jul 2021 05:06PM (Updated: 20 Jul 2021 05:10PM )
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 182 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Jul 20), with 135 cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster.
Twelve more cases have been traced to the KTV cluster, taking the total number of cases in this cluster to 205.
The Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market & Food Centre cluster is the largest active cluster, with 314 cases.
Among the new cases announced, 156 are linked to previous infections, with 81 already placed on quarantine and 75 detected through surveillance testing.
The remaining 26 infections are not linked to previous cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update.
The new cases included two seniors above 70 years old who were not vaccinated and are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were also 13 imported infections, who were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival. Six cases were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while seven developed the illness during the stay-home notice or isolation period.
In total, Singapore reported 195 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
This is the highest daily tally since Jul 10 last year when 191 infections were detected.
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Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Monday that the clusters in KTV lounges and Jurong Fishery Port were "linked". They involved a Delta virus variant that differed from infections found in other local clusters, and was closer to that detected in imported cases from Indonesia.
While the KTV cluster was "settling down", infections in the Jurong Fishery Port cluster were "rising worryingly" and seeding cases in the community, Mr Ong said in a Facebook post.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 63,440 COVID-19 cases.
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Source: CNA/dv/zl
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