218 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Monday, including 1 in community

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SINGAPORE – There are 218 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Monday noon (June 22), taking Singapore’s total to 42,313.

They include a community case who is a work pass holder, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday.

Migrant workers living in dormitories make up the vast majority of the other cases on Monday, said the MOH.

More details will be announced on Monday night.

On Sunday, MOH announced that a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student was among 262 new cases of Covid-19 reported

The 22-year-old, who has not gone to the university since early April, was tested as part of proactive screening at the institutes of higher learning for those diagnosed with acute respiratory infection when they first see a doctor, said MOH.

He was confirmed to have Covid-19 on Saturday after the onset of symptoms last Thursday.

The student was among 10 new community cases announced on Sunday.

The other nine were a 58-year-old Singaporean man, a 33-year-old male permanent resident, three work pass holders and four work permit holders.

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