SINGAPORE – Singapore confirmed another 26 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus on Tuesday (Aug 30), on top of the 41 and 15 cases confirmed on Sunday and Monday, respectively.
This brings the total number of cases to 82.
In a joint media statement, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said that, as of noon on Aug 30, another 111 individuals tested negative over the last 24 hours.
The statement said that in 17 of the 26 new cases, the infected individuals live or work in the Sims Drive and Aljunied Crescent area. Five individuals in the new cases live or work in Kallang Way and Paya Lebar Way, which are north of the Sims Drive and Aljunied Crescent area.
The remaining four cases are still being investigated, MOH and NEA said.
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The statement also said that NEA has inspected about 5,000 of the estimated 6,000 premises in the Sims Drive and Aljunied Crescent cluster to check for mosquito breeding. A total of 39 breeding habitats – 23 in homes and 16 in common areas or other premises – have been detected and destroyed as of Aug 29.
NEA has served notices to over 400 “inaccessible premises, asking owners to contact it to arrange for an inspection. The authorities will proceed with forced entry if the owners do not comply, it said.
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