SINGAPORE – 307 new coronaviruses were introduced on Saturday at noon (1 August), bringing Singapore’s total to 52,512.
They come with a network case, which is a Singaporean, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were also five imported instances that were placed in house notices upon arrival in Singapore.
Migrants living in dormitories account for the vast majority of other cases.
More main points will be announced on Saturday night.
On Friday, a six-year-old Singaporean woman, one of the 3 imported instances of Covid-19 announced through the Ministry of Health.
He arrived from India on 3 July and proved to have Covid-19 on 30 July.
The other two imported cases are a 13-year-old boy, a permanent resident who arrived from India on July 19; and the holder of a dependent pass, a 28-year-old who arrived from India on July 19.
All were asymptomatic and were tested while on stay-home notice at dedicated facilities.
Most were migrant staff staying in dormitories, but there were also 3 instances of net paint: a paint pass holder, a paint permit holder and a short-term pass holder.
One of the 3 instances detected as a result of proactive monitoring and detection through the ministry, and some other had previously been quarantined. Two of the instances are unrelated.
No new groups were announced on Friday.
Meanwhile, Adidas and KFC outlets in Bugis Junction were among the places visited through Covid-19 patients while they were still contagious.
Other places added to the list include Al-Sahira Restaurant at 200 Jalan Sultan and the Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh outlet at 208 Rangoon Road.
The ministry provides a list of the places and visiting times of Infectious Covid-19 patients to take those who were in those places the specified periods to monitor their fitness for two weeks from the date of their visit.
The full list of places and times can be found on the ministry’s website.
The ministry stated that close contacts would have already been notified and would not want to avoid these areas, as they would have been cleaned up if necessary.
Singapore had 27 deaths due to Covid-19 headaches, while 15 who tested positive died from other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December last year, has inflamed more than 17.7 million people. More than 682,000 people died.
This article was first published in The Straits Times.