86 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 6 imported ones

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SINGAPORE - There were 86 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Sunday noon , including six imported cases who had all been placed on stay-home notice or isolation upon arrival in Singapore.Also included in the new infection numbers were two community cases - one is a Singaporean or permanent resident and the other is a work pass holder.More details will be announced on Sunday night.

The two other community cases had been placed in quarantine earlier, and were tested during quarantine. They are special pass holders and had not disembarked from the vessel. As they had been identified as close contacts of previous cases, they were swabbed while on the vessel. Another three cases are Work Pass or Work Permit holders who are currently employed in Singapore. They arrived from Bangladesh on Aug 1 and the Philippines on Aug 2.Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the remaining 62 of 81 new coronavirus patients announced on Saturday.

 

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