12 new COVID clusters, total 112; Yuhua Hawker Centre to close

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UPDATE: 12 new COVID clusters, total 112; Yuhua Hawker Centre to close

There are 92 new locally transmitted infections, of whom 30 are unlinked. The ministry did not provide a breakdown of how many of them are in the community or are dormitory residents.

Twelve new clusters were announced on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 clusters in Singapore to 112. All of them are named after case numbers and are altogether linked to 44 cases. The MOH did not provide any details on the cases the clusters are named after. To break the chain of transmission and enable deep cleaning of the premises, the hawker centre will be closed to all members of the public from Thursday to 19 August. All individuals who work in the hawker centre have been placed on quarantine.

At least 63,357 cases in Singapore, or over 99 per cent of the overall total, have fully recovered from their infection and have been discharged from the hospital.There are currently 42 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation and seven in critical condition in the intensive care unit .

 

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