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[UPDATE 11.20 PM]
A total of 570 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Singapore today (May 19), but there is an increase in the number of community cases from yesterday.
In a statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH), they announced that of the new cases, eight are community cases while the remaining cases come from Work Permit holders living in dormitories.
The eight community cases consist of two Singaporeans/Permanent Residents, one Work Pass holder and five Work Permit holders.
A public healthcare staff is one of the community cases and she is a 30 year-old female Filipino national Work Pass holder who has no recent travel history to affected countries or regions. She was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection on May 19, and is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
She is employed as a nurse at Ren Ci Community Hospital but had not gone to work since onset of symptoms.
Another community case identified is a 57-year-old Singaporean male who went to work at Kranji Lodge 1 after developing symptoms. Kranji Lodge 1 is an existing cluster with 511 confirmed cases.
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