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SINGAPORE – There were 175 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Sunday noon (Aug 9) taking Singapore’s total to 55,104.
They included one community case who is Singaporean, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were also three imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.
Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the vast majority of the other cases.
More details will be announced on Sunday night.
On Saturday, a dormitory at 35 Kian Teck Way emerged as a new cluster of Covid-19 infections, MOH said.
The cluster was linked to 18 newly confirmed cases and seven earlier cases, said MOH, which also confirmed 132 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Saturday’s sole new case in the community was a 60-year-old Singaporean woman who is a close contact of an earlier case and was tested for the virus while under quarantine.
There were also six imported cases. This group comprised one work pass holder, two work permit holders and three dependant’s pass holders who arrived in Singapore from India, Indonesia and the United States between July 26 and 27.
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