3 locals among 301 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; total at 54,555

Of them, four – including two Singaporeans – are cases in the community, four are imported, including one Singaporean. The remaining 293 are foreign workers residing in dormitories, including 144 linked to the cluster at Acacia Lodge at 530-540 Bukit Batok Street 23, which has a total of 1,730 confirmed cases. https://t.co/shGza6Gm1b pic.twitter.com/nzjSuh5wmR

The remaining three unlinked community cases include case 54459, who was swabbed as part of active case finding efforts, the ministry added. His serological test has come back positive, indicating a likely past infection. Amongst the four imported cases, case 54617 is a Singaporean who returned to Singapore from Kazakhstan on 25 July.

The ministry noted the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of three per day in the week before, to an average of two per day in the past week. It also announced the closure of 14 dorm-related clusters. These places now house only recovered individuals and those who have recently tested negative for COVID-19 infection.

In the past week, 127 dorms – comprising 114 factory-converted dorms and 13 construction temporary quarters – as well as 35 BRWs in 12 PBDs have been cleared.Over 48,000 discharged; none in ICUWith 263 more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Thursday, 48,031 cases – 88 per cent of the tally – have fully recovered from the infection.

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