623 new migrant worker cases push Singapore’s virus tally past 5,000

623 new migrant worker cases push Singapore’s virus tally past 5,000

There are about 70 positive cases involving Malaysians, with 19 having fully recovered.

Police inspect a vehicle entering the WestLite Toh Guan dormitory, which has been declared an isolation area. (AP pic)
SINGAPORE:
Singapore’s health ministry (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 623 cases of Covid-19 infection in the city-state, the majority of whom are foreign workers who live in dormitories.

With the latest development, the republic’s tally now stands at 5,050 cases.

In a statement, MOH said 25 more patients have been discharged, bringing the number of those fully recovered to 708.

“We are still working through the details of these (new) cases, and further updates will be shared via the MOH press release that will be issued later tonight,” it said.

As of noon on Thursday, Singapore reported 568 imported cases, 1,170 cases linked to the community that includes work pass holders who reside outside the dorms while 2,689 are from the affected dorms.

There are currently not less than 20 affected dorms with 12 gazetted as isolation areas.

Meanwhile, there are about 70 positive cases involving Malaysians, with 19 having fully recovered.

About 10 of them are linked to six clusters that include two dorms, namely Tech Park Crescent and S11 @Punggol, as well as Mustafa Centre, SingPost, a hostel on Jalan Kubor, and a fast-food outlet.

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